Monthly Statistical Bulletin
7.2 Components of population change
Quarter	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Births – '000
September	64.3	67.6	70.6	73.9	81.4
December	61.1	65.3	67.1	73.2	74.7
March	64.1	64.6	70.4	64.9	72.8
June	66.4	66.1	69.5	75.7	72.1
Annual	255.9	263.5	277.7	287.7	301.0
Deaths – '000
September	36.8	36.5	36.4	40.2	40.0
December	32.3	32.6	33.2	32.3	34.5
March	29.5	30.7	31.6	34.5	34.2
June	32.8	34.2	34.8	35.0	34.5
Annual	131.4	134.0	136.0	142.0	143.2
Natural increase – '000
September	27.5	31.0	34.3	33.6	41.4
December	28.8	32.7	34.0	40.9	40.2
March	34.6	33.9	38.8	30.4	38.5
June	33.6	31.9	34.7	40.7	37.7
Annual	124.5	129.5	141.8	145.6	157.8
Net overseas migration (a) – '000
September	30.4	37.4	56.9	47.1	69.3
December	28.5	34.7	50.6	43.7	61.3
March	47.1	53.2	76.1	71.8	96.6
June	17.8	21.4	49.2	51.0	58.1
Annual	123.8	146.8	232.8	213.7	285.3
(a) From September 2006 the ABS introduced an improved methodology for estimating net
overseas migration. These data are not comparable with earlier data.
								Update
Source: ABS, Australian demographic statistics, Cat. no. 3101.0								25 March 2010