Birth explained Place Forecast Feature
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Place Forecast Feature
- Population
- Fertility Rate
- In-migration
- Statistical Area 2 Forecast Dataset
- Annual Population Change
- Births Age Profile
- Birthplace
- Donor Assumption Forecast Dataset
- Out-migration Rate
- Death
- Natural Change
- Estimated Birth Forecast Dataset
- Population by Origin
- Children Ever Born
- Country of Birth of Parents
- First Nations
Place Forecast Concept
Births is the number of live births in an area each year. This page shows total births over time and a breakdown by age of mother and sex of child.
Estimated birth figures come from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which compiles records from state and territory birth registries. Each birth is linked to the mother's age and usual place of residence.
Projected births use fertility rates carried forward from the jump-off year by the cohort-component method.
Births are one of the four components of population change, along with deaths, in-migration, and out-migration. More births add people to the youngest age groups, which shapes the area's age profile for decades to come.