Demographics
See also: Demographics of Australia| Queensland population by year |
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| 1901 | 498,129 |
| 1954 | 1,318,259 |
| 1961 | 1,518,828 |
| 1971 | 1,851,485 |
| 1981 | 2,345,208 |
| 1991 | 3,029,950 |
| 2001 | 3,628,946 |
| 2007 | 4,181,400 |
| 2011 | 4,516,200 |
| 2021 | 6,553,300 |
| 2056 | 10,921,300 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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A smaller proportion of Queensland's population lives in the capital city than any other mainland state. As of June 2004 the capital city represented 45.7% of the population; for the whole country, capital cities represented 63.8% of the total population.
- Christian: 70.9%:
- Roman Catholic: 24.9%
- Anglican: 22.3%
- Uniting: 8.4%
- Lutheran: 2.1%
- Other: 13.2%
- Non-Christian: 2.3%
- Buddhism: 1.1%
- Islam: 0.4%
- Hinduism: 0.3%
- Judaism: 0.1%
- Other: 0.4%
- No Religion: 14.8%
- Not Stated: 12.0%
On 9 December 2005, the population of Queensland officially reached 4 million. According to Queensland's Office of Economic and Statistical Research the estimated population of the state at the end of 2007 was 4,228,290 which is almost 20% of Australia's total. For many years until 2008, Queensland was the fastest growing state in Australia. At its peak growth in 2007, it was estimated that over 1,500 people moved to the state per week including 1,000 to the southern part of the state alone and the state recorded a TFR of 2.1, the highest since 1977. Queensland's growth rate has since been surpassed by Western Australia).
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