Babies Booming at Last

The number of births in Australia in 2005 was the highest recorded since 1992, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. There were 261,400 births registered in the year ended 31 December 2005, an increase of 6,800 babies over the 254,600 for 2004.

More births and less deaths, during the 2005 calendar year, pushed the natural increase (the excess of births over deaths) of Australia's population to its highest level in 11 years. Australia's natural increase was 130,800 people, an increase of 7% (or 8,600 people) on the 2004 figure (122,200). The Australian population grew by 242,300 (or 1.2%) during the year ended 31 December 2005. Natural increase contributed 54% and net overseas migration contributed 46% to this total, reaching just under 20.5 million people.

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