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Queensland has an area of 1,727,000 square kilometers and a human density estimated at 2 persons per square kilometer. This compares with 335 for Japan and 238 for the United Kingdom. It therefore has a large non-urban or rural component which is sparsely populated and a string of cities on its coastline with most density being in its capital city, Brisbane, close to its southern border with New South Wales.
In June 2003 Queensland had an estimated resident population of 3,796,775 persons, an increase of 85,803 since June 2002. This increase was made up of natural growth, interstate and overseas migration.
At the time of the 2001 Australian Census 11.7 per cent of the population were aged 65 and over and are projected to comprise 27.7 per sent of the population in 2051. Those aged 0 to 24 represented 34.4 per cent and while the numbers are increasing their proportion of the total population is decreasing. It is estimated that by 2051, they will comprise 25% of the population. About 58.3% of the indigenous population were in this age grouping. Over 100,000 persons under 24 were born overseas (in 2001) and 140,000 spoke a language other than English at home.
In 2004 Queensland's population had grown 40% quicker than than rest of the nation and almost one in five Australians lived in Queensland with more people than South Australia, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory combined.
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These are all detailed within the localities category localities categories.
The largest towns in the 1996 Census were:
Brisbane 1,291,117
Gold Coast 356,000
Townsville 109,914
Cairns 92,273
Toowoomba 83,350
Rockhampton 57,770
Mackay 44,880
Bundaberg 41,025
Maroochydore 36,406
Hervey Bay 32,054
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