THE INTERESTED AMERICAN

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

New Zealand: National Party Continues to Hold Large Lead

If an election were held today which party would receive your party vote?

	Sept. 13	Aug. 30	Aug. 16
National	51.5%	56.5%	53.5%
Labour	33.5%	29.5%	32.5%
Greens	7.5%	8%	8.5%
Maori Party	2.5%	1.5%	2%
New Zealand First	2.5%	1.5%	2%
ACT	2%	1%	1%
Progressives	0.5%	0.5%	--
United Future	--	0.5%	0.5%

Source: Roy Morgan International
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 854 New Zealand voters, conducted from Aug. 31 to Sept. 13, 2009. No margin of error was provided.

Monday, August 10, 2009

New Zealand: National Party Leads Labour by Large Margin

Thinking about the Party Vote, which is for a political party, which political party would you vote for?

	Jul. 2009	Apr. 2009	Feb. 2009
National	56%	57%	56%
Labour	31%	31%	28%
Green	7%	7%	6%
Maori Party	3%	2%	3%
New Zealand First	2%	1%	1%
ACT	1%	2%	3%

Source: Colmar Brunton / One News
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 1,001 New Zealand voters, conducted from Jul. 25 to Jul. 29, 2009. Margin of error is 3.1 per cent.