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	NSW population Introduction

In this chapter

• Population pyramid
• 2005 NSW population by health area
• Health Area population pyramid
• NSW population, percent change
• Bankstown and Byron Bay LGA population pyramid
• Local Government Area population pyramids
• Population pyramid by geographic category
• Population pyramid by grouped geographic category
• Regional Coordination Management Group population pyramid

Introduction

Age and sex are important determinants of the health of individuals. Pattern of illness and use of health services therefore reflect the age and sex structure of a population. This chapter presents information on the age and sex structure of the NSW residential population in 2005, including a breakdown by health area, local government area, and by the Access/Remoteness Index of Australia (ARIA+). The chapter also gives population projections for NSW for 2025 and includes a map showing the percentage change in the population for each local government area over the next twenty years.

Other important demographic determinants of health are country of birth, indigenous status and living in a rural or remote area. More information on these demographic factors can be found in Country of Birth, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and Rural and Remote Populations.

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For more information:	Australian Bureau of Statistics. Population projections, Australia 2004 to 2101 . ABS Catalogue No. 3222.0. Canberra: ABS, 2005. Available at www.abs.gov.au/ausstats Australian Bureau of Statistics. Population, Australian States and Territories: Electronic Delivery. ABS Catalogue No. 3239.0.55.001. Canberra: ABS, 2003. Available at www.abs.gov.au/ausstats Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1996 and 2001 Census Community Basic Profile. Canberra: ABS, 2002. Available at www.abs.gov.au/ Garden F, Moore H, Jorm L. The current and future health status of the New South Wales population. Sydney: NSW Department of Health, 2005. New South Wales Department of Planning, Transport and Population Data Centre. New South Wales State and Regional Population Projections 2001-2051. 2005 release.
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Suggested citation:	Population Health Division. The health of the people of New South Wales - Report of the Chief Health Officer. Sydney: NSW Department of Health. Available at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/dem/dem_intro.htm. Accessed (insert date of access).
Produced by:	Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on:	16 November 2006

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