Monthly Statistical Bulletin
7.2 Components of population change
Quarter	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
Births – '000
September	64.3	64.3	67.6	67.3	73.9
December	61.6	61.1	65.3	68.9	73.2
March	62.7	64.1	64.6	71.8	64.8
June	60.6	66.4	66.1	66.3
Annual	252.1	255.9	263.6	274.3
Deaths – '000
September	37.8	36.8	36.5	35.9	40.2
December	32.1	32.3	32.6	33.6	32.3
March	30.3	29.5	30.7	31.8	34.5
June	33.0	32.8	34.2	33.5
Annual	133.2	131.4	134.0	134.8
Natural increase – '000
September	26.5	27.5	31.0	31.4	33.6
December	29.5	28.8	32.7	35.2	40.9
March	32.4	34.6	33.9	40.1	30.3
June	27.5	33.6	31.9	32.8
Annual	118.9	124.5	129.5	139.5
Net overseas migration (a) – '000
September	27.2	30.4	37.4	45.7	47.2
December	25.2	28.5	34.7	38.5	43.8
March	35.5	47.1	53.2	57.0	71.6
June	12.1	17.8	21.4	36.4
Annual	100.0	123.8	146.7	177.6
(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								2 December 2008