Australia's Population.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1922, Page 3

Australia's Population.

INCREASING BIRTH-RATE. SYDNEY. Sept. 13. I, the' Australian birth-rate continues to increase as during the last l.'.v years, ami immigration does not lull, tbe f oiiiinnnwcalth will lutve a population of If), Hill). 600 within 32 \ "Ill’S.

An interesting survey of the population, births, deaths and marriages for the year period 1911-1021 is given m a volume which has been issued by the Commonwealth Statistician. It '• 'is out that the total population of the ( ammonwealtii increased from 4,0i3.81iK in 101 l lo 7,710,229 at the end of 1921, an annual increase of 1.77 per cent. At this rate ol increase' the population will reach 10.(100,Out) in 32 yars., and a total of 20,009.000 will he attained in lit) years. The growth during the ten years quoted was accounted for by an excess e! births over deaths amounting to <89,442 and ol arrivals over departures amounting to 1-19.919. Thus 8 I p,,,cut ol the increase during the deeennium was due to natural increase and Hi hit emit to migration. Respecting births, the number registered increased froti 122.19,3 in j Ell to 133,198” in 1921. This repre;enls a rate for 1921 of 21.97 births l 1 r 1001) ol population. Compared wit’i manv other countries, the Com-. menweiilt 1 ' birth-rat" is: low, hill it is | aeeimipiuiied by a very low death-rate, giving a rate of natural increase, by ’"■'•<’SS of births over deaths, which is snil,Hied in very few countries.