Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe estimated resident population (ERP) is the official measure of the Australian population. This dataset contains annual ERP by country of birth, age and sex at the Australia level. At the state/territory level it is available for Census years only.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisationFor further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.
Direct source Direct sourceData used to estimate overseas migration are supplied by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). Data on births and deaths are supplied by the births and deaths registries of each state and territory.
Source metadata Source metadataSee Explanatory Notes 5 to 8.
Source Periodicity Source PeriodicityAnnual.
Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedCompiled using Census data, birth registrations, death registrations, and estimates of overseas migration.
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updated30 March 2016.
Link to Release calendar Link to Release calendarERP by country of birth at the Australia level is released annually with the Migration, Australia publication. Refer to the Past & Future Releases tab of the Migration, Australia.
Periodicity PeriodicityAnnual.
Reference period Reference periodThis dataset refers to the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 2015.
Unit of measure used Unit of measure usedPersons.
Variables collected Variables collectedAge, Country of Birth, Sex.
Population & Scope Population & Scope Geographic coverage Geographic coverageAustralia
Population coverage Population coverageERP by country of birth is an estimate of all usual residents of Australia.
Statistical population Statistical populationERP refers to all people, regardless of nationality, citizenship or legal status, who usually live in Australia, with the exception of foreign diplomatic personnel and their families. It includes usual residents who are overseas for less than 12 months over a 16 month period. It excludes overseas visitors who are in Australia for less than 12 months over a 16 month period.
Concepts & Classifications Concepts & Classifications Classification(s) used Classification(s) usedFor country of birth, the Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC) is used. For more information and codes see the Country Classification spreadsheet in the 'Downloads' tab of this publication online, or refer to the link below.
Estimation EstimationThe estimated resident population is an estimate of the Australian population obtained by adding to the estimated population at the beginning of each period the component of natural increase (on a usual residence basis) and the component of net overseas migration. For more details on the estimations used in ERP by country of birth, refer to Population Estimates: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2009.
Dissemination format(s) Dissemination format(s)On-line.
Transformations TransformationsAfter each Census, estimates for the preceding intercensal period are revised by incorporating an additional adjustment (intercensal discrepancy) to ensure that the total intercensal increase agrees with the difference between the estimated resident populations at the two 30 June dates in the respective Census years.
Validation ValidationFor information on the ABS Institutional Environment, see below.
Other Aspects Other Aspects Quality comments Quality commentsPlease refer to the quality declaration below.
Recommended uses and limitations Recommended uses and limitationsThis dataset can be used to analyse how the demographic factors of age, sex and country of birth are represented in Australia's resident population across time.
The estimated resident population (ERP) is the official measure of the Australian population. This dataset contains annual ERP by country of birth, age and sex at the Australia level. At the state/territory level it is available for Census years only.
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.
Compiled using Census data, birth registrations, death registrations, and estimates of overseas migration.
Data used to estimate overseas migration are supplied by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). Data on births and deaths are supplied by the births and deaths registries of each state and territory.
Annual.
See Explanatory Notes 5 to 8.
Persons.
Age, Country of Birth, Sex.
Annual.
This dataset refers to the period from 1 July 1992 to 30 June 2015.
30 March 2016.
ERP by country of birth at the Australia level is released annually with the Migration, Australia publication. Refer to the Past & Future Releases tab of the Migration, Australia.
ERP refers to all people, regardless of nationality, citizenship or legal status, who usually live in Australia, with the exception of foreign diplomatic personnel and their families. It includes usual residents who are overseas for less than 12 months over a 16 month period. It excludes overseas visitors who are in Australia for less than 12 months over a 16 month period.
Australia
ERP by country of birth is an estimate of all usual residents of Australia.
For country of birth, the Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC) is used. For more information and codes see the Country Classification spreadsheet in the 'Downloads' tab of this publication online, or refer to the link below.
The estimated resident population is an estimate of the Australian population obtained by adding to the estimated population at the beginning of each period the component of natural increase (on a usual residence basis) and the component of net overseas migration. For more details on the estimations used in ERP by country of birth, refer to Population Estimates: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2009.
After each Census, estimates for the preceding intercensal period are revised by incorporating an additional adjustment (intercensal discrepancy) to ensure that the total intercensal increase agrees with the difference between the estimated resident populations at the two 30 June dates in the respective Census years.
For information on the ABS Institutional Environment, see below.
On-line.
This dataset can be used to analyse how the demographic factors of age, sex and country of birth are represented in Australia's resident population across time.
Please refer to the quality declaration below.