Australia: Projected Population Growth By 2056

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POPULATION SIZE, Observed and projected
	AT 30 JUNE 2006(a)	AT 30 JUNE 2007(b)	AT 30 JUNE 2026			AT 30 JUNE 2056
Capital city/balance of state	Observed	Observed	Series A	Series B	Series C	Series A	Series B	Series C
NUMBER ('000)
Sydney	4 282.0	4 334.0	5 487.2	5 426.3	5 358.2	7 649.0	6 976.8	6 565.2
Balance of New South Wales	2 534.1	2 554.0	3 189.9	2 968.8	2 780.2	4 140.1	3 233.4	2 646.1
Total New South Wales	6 816.1	6 888.0	8 677.0	8 395.1	8 138.5	11 789.1	10 210.2	9 211.3
Melbourne	3 743.0	3 805.8	5 272.3	5 038.1	4 861.7	7 970.7	6 789.2	6 100.9
Balance of Victoria	1 383.5	1 399.1	1 626.1	1 624.1	1 636.3	1 879.6	1 749.1	1 742.9
Total Victoria	5 126.5	5 204.8	6 898.3	6 662.2	6 498.0	9 850.3	8 538.3	7 843.8
Brisbane	1 819.8	1 857.0	2 908.0	2 681.1	2 465.6	4 955.1	3 979.3	3 237.0
Balance of Queensland	2 271.1	2 324.5	3 645.4	3 356.9	3 129.7	5 966.3	4 759.6	3 998.2
Total Queensland	4 090.9	4 181.4	6 553.3	6 038.0	5 595.2	10 921.3	8 738.9	7 235.2
Adelaide	1 145.8	1 158.0	1 410.8	1 384.5	1 391.8	1 848.5	1 651.8	1 623.7
Balance of South Australia	422.1	426.2	531.5	499.8	451.0	691.4	552.7	406.7
Total South Australia	1 567.9	1 584.2	1 942.3	1 884.4	1 842.9	2 539.9	2 204.5	2 030.4
Perth	1 518.7	1 554.1	2 455.2	2 267.6	2 112.1	4 164.4	3 358.4	2 815.5
Balance of Western Australia	540.6	552.0	796.8	732.9	660.5	1 207.6	935.0	702.3
Total Western Australia	2 059.4	2 106.1	3 252.0	3 000.5	2 772.7	5 372.0	4 293.4	3 517.7
Hobart	205.5	207.4	266.8	245.3	228.2	367.2	279.7	224.0
Balance of Tasmania	284.5	286.0	338.5	307.0	277.5	411.1	291.2	202.6
Total Tasmania	490.0	493.4	605.3	552.3	505.7	778.3	571.0	426.6
Darwin	114.4	117.4	189.3	165.2	142.4	334.9	243.0	169.2
Balance of Northern Territory	96.3	97.5	140.1	119.8	100.8	238.1	158.6	94.9
Total Northern Territory	210.6	214.9	329.4	285.0	243.3	573.0	401.6	264.2
Total Australian Capital Territory	334.1	339.8	462.5	416.5	373.0	683.2	509.3	374.2
Total capital cities(c)	13 163.3	13 373.4	18 452.0	17 624.7	16 933.0	27 973.0	23 787.5	21 109.6
Total balance of state	7 532.2	7 639.3	10 268.2	9 609.2	9 036.1	14 534.2	11 679.6	9 793.7
Australia(d)	20 697.9	21 015.0	28 723.0	27 236.7	25 971.9	42 510.4	35 470.0	30 906.1
(a) Final estimated resident population.
(b) Preliminary estimated resident population, base population.
(c) Includes the Australian Capital Territory.
(d) Includes Other Territories.

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If a federal election to the House of Representatives were held today, which one of the following would you vote for? If "Uncommitted", to which one of these do you have a leaning?

	Jan. 17	Dec. 6	Nov. 29
Australian Labor Party	40%	43%	43%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	38%	38%	35%
Australian Greens	12%	11%	12%
Others	10%	8%	10%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Jan. 17	Dec. 6	Nov. 29
Australian Labor Party	54%	56%	57%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	46%	44%	43%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
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Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as prime minister?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Satisfied	65%	61%	60%
Dissatisfied	24%	29%	28%
Uncommitted	11%	10%	12%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Malcolm Turnbull is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Satisfied	33%	30%	26%
Dissatisfied	50%	56%	57%
Uncommitted	17%	14%	17%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Sept. 22	Aug. 23	Aug. 9
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	65%	66%	65%
Malcolm Turnbull (Lib.)	17%	19%	17%
Uncommitted	18%	15%	18%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
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Australia: Labour Party Still Holds Strong Lead

If a federal election to the House of Representatives were held today, which one of the following would you vote for? If "Uncommitted", to which one of these do you have a leaning?

	Feb. 22	Feb. 8	Jan. 18
Australian Labor Party	47%	48%	43%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	36%	36%	39%
Australian Greens	9%	8%	10%
Others	8%	8%	8%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Feb. 22	Feb. 8	Jan. 18
Australian Labor Party	58%	58%	54%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	42%	42%	46%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,136 Australian voters, conducted from Feb. 20 to Feb. 22, 2009. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Australia: ALP Loses Popularity, Conservatives Gain

If a federal election to the House of Representatives were held today, which one of the following would you vote for? If "Uncommitted", to which one of these do you have a leaning?

	Jan. 18	Dec. 7	Nov. 23
Australian Labor Party	43%	48%	42%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	39%	35%	38%
Australian Greens	10%	10%	11%
Others	8%	7%	9%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Jan. 18	Dec. 7	Nov. 23
Australian Labor Party	54%	59%	55%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	46%	41%	45%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,152 Australian voters, conducted from Jan. 16 to Jan. 18, 2009. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Australia: ALP Leads by 10

If a federal election to the House of Representatives were held today, which one of the following would you vote for? If "Uncommitted", to which one of these do you have a leaning?

	Jul. 13	Jun. 29	Jun. 15
Australian Labor Party	43%	44%	46%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	38%	39%	33%
Australian Greens	11%	10%	12%
Others	8%	7%	9%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Jul. 13	Jun. 29	Jun. 15
Australian Labor Party	55%	55%	59%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	45%	45%	41%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,137 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 11 to Jul. 13, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: ALP Still Popular

If a federal election to the House of Representatives were held today, which one of the following would you vote for? If "Uncommitted", to which one of these do you have a leaning?

	Jun. 15	Jun. 1	May 18
Australian Labor Party	46%	46%	47%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	33%	37%	37%
Australian Greens	12%	10%	9%
Others	9%	7%	7%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Jun. 15	Jun. 1	May 18
Australian Labor Party	59%	57%	57%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	41%	43%	43%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,140 Australian voters, conducted from May 30 to Jun. 1, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Monarchy Gains Support

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	May 2008	Feb. 2005
Monarchy	42%	40%
Republic	45%	51%
Undecided	13%	9%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 650 Australian adults, conducted on May 3 and May 4, 2008. No margin of error was provided.

Australia: Rudd Popular

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as prime minister?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 17	Jan. 20
Satisfied	69%	68%	59%
Dissatisfied	12%	13%	11%
Uncommitted	19%	19%	30%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Brendan Nelson is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 17	Jan. 20
Satisfied	29%	40%	36%
Dissatisfied	38%	31%	19%
Uncommitted	33%	29%	45%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Mar. 2	Feb. 17	Jan. 20
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	73%	79%	68%
Brendan Nelson (Lib.)	7%	9%	11%
Uncommitted	20%	21%	25%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,120 Australian voters, conducted from Feb. 29 to Mar. 2, 2008. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: ALP Leads Coalition by 6

If a federal election to the House of Representatives were held today, which one of the following would you vote for? If "Uncommitted", to which one of these do you have a leaning?

	Nov. 4	Oct. 28	Oct. 21
Australian Labor Party	47%	48%	51%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	42%	42%	38%
Australian Greens	5%	4%	5%
Others	6%	6%	6%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Nov. 4	Oct. 28	Oct. 21
Australian Labor Party	53%	54%	58%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	47%	46%	42%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,708 Australian voters, conducted from Nov. 2 to Nov. 4, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

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Australia: ALP Lead Shrinks

What party would you vote for in the next election to the House of Representatives?

	Aug. 26	Aug. 12	Jul. 29
Australian Labor Party	46%	49.5%	47%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	41%	36.5%	40.5%
Australian Greens	6.5%	7%	6.5%
Family First	1.5%	2%	1.5%
Australian Democrats	1%	1.5%	1%
One Nation	1%	1%	0.5%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Aug. 26	Aug. 12	Jul. 29
Australian Labor Party	54%	58.5%	54.5%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	46%	41.5%	45.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International

Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,271 Australian voters, conducted on Aug. 18, Aug. 19, Aug. 25 and Aug. 26, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

Australia: Rudd Leads Howard by 5 pts.

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Aug. 5	Jul. 22	Jul. 8
Satisfied	46%	45%	46%
Dissatisfied	43%	44%	44%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Aug. 5	Jul. 22	Jul. 8
Satisfied	62%	62%	60%
Dissatisfied	19%	22%	21%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Aug. 5	Jul. 22	Jul. 8
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	44%	43%	43%
John Howard (Lib.)	39%	40%	42%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,157 Australian voters, conducted from Aug. 3 to Aug. 5, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: ALP Continues to Hold Lead

What party would you vote for in the next election to the House of Representatives?

	Jul. 29	Jul. 15	Jul. 1
Australian Labor Party	47%	47.5%	50.5%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	40.5%	40.5%	36%
Australian Greens	6.5%	5.5%	7%
Family First	1.5%	2%	1.5%
Australian Democrats	1%	1.5%	0.5%
One Nation	0.5%	--	1%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Jul. 29	Jul. 15	Jul. 1
Australian Labor Party	54.5%	55%	59%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	45.5%	45%	41%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,772 Australian voters, conducted on Jul. 21, Jul. 22, Jul. 28 and Jul. 29, 2007. No margin of error was provided.

What Australians Think of Howard, Rudd

Here are some words other people have used to describe prime minister John Howard and opposition leader Kevin Rudd. Do you agree that each of the following describes Mr. Howard / Mr. Rudd?

	Howard	Rudd
Experienced	93%	58%
Decisive and Strong	80%	74%
Understands the major issues	73%	79%
Has a vision for Australia	74%	78%
Cares for people	67%	82%
Arrogant	63%	37%
Likeable	60%	81%
In touch with the voters	55%	77%
Trustworthy	53%	69%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,202 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 20 to Jul. 22, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Rudd Leads Howard by 1 pt.

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way John Howard is doing his job as prime minister?

	Jul. 8	Jun. 17	May 27
Satisfied	46%	45%	44%
Dissatisfied	44%	45%	47%

Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way Kevin Rudd is doing his job as leader of the opposition?

	Jul. 8	Jun. 17	May 27
Satisfied	60%	62%	64%
Dissatisfied	21%	22%	17%

Who do you think would make the better prime minister?

	Jul. 8	Jun. 17	May 27
Kevin Rudd (ALP)	43%	46%	47%
John Howard (Lib.)	42%	40%	38%

Source: Newspoll / The Australian
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,168 Australian voters, conducted from Jul. 6 to Jul. 8, 2007. Margin of error is 3 per cent.

Australia: Labor Party Has Large Lead

What party would you vote for in the next election to the House of Representatives?

	Jul. 1	Jun. 17	Jun. 3
Australian Labor Party	50.5%	48%	51%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	36%	37%	38%
Australian Greens	7%	6.5%	5.5%
Family First	1.5%	2%	1.5%
One Nation	1%	1%	1%
Australian Democrats	0.5%	1.5%	0.5%

Two-Party Preferred Vote

	Jul. 1	Jun. 17	Jun. 3
Australian Labor Party	59%	58.5%	58%
Coalition (Liberal / National)	41%	41.5%	42%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,690 Australian voters, conducted on Jun. 23, Jun. 24, Jun. 30 and Jul. 1, 2007. No margin of error was provided.