Population by age and sex, regions of Australia, 2014

Contains latest available estimates by age and sex of the resident populations of areas of Australia as at 30 June. KEY POINTS AT 30 JUNE 2014 Greater Darwin and Greater Perth were the only capital cities where males outnumbered females. The SA2s with the highest sex ratios were predominately mining areas in regional Western Australia (including East Pilbara, Roebourne and Ashburton), and areas which contained prisons (including Casuarina - Wellard (East) in Western Australia and Berrimah in the Northern Territory). The SA2s with the lowest sex ratios included the Canberra suburbs of Deakin and Page, Sippy Downs on the Sunshine Coast and Coombabah on the Gold Coast. Greater Hobart had the oldest population of all Australian capital cities, while Greater Darwin had the youngest. The SA2s with the oldest median ages were coastal areas, including Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest near Port Stephens in New South Wales, Bribie Island in Queensland, Paynesville in Victoria\u27s Gippsland region, and Victor Harbor on South Australia\u27s Fleurieu Peninsula. Many of the SA2s with the youngest median ages also had high proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (including Yarrabah and Northern Peninsula in Queensland, and Thamarrurr in the Northern Territory) or large student populations (Acton in Canberra and St Lucia in Brisbane)