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Oct 26th 2009
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a) Population Distribution - Australia - June 30, 2001.

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b) Population Density - Australia - June 30, 2001.

2009Oct26: 80% of Australians live in coastal areas (Australian Government).

Reference: Australian Government/House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts report. Chp. 1. Pg 1. http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/ccwea/coastalzone/report.htm#chapters

Image Description: a) Population Distribution – Australia – June 30, 2001. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Census of Population and Housing 2001: Population Growth and Distribution, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, viewed 29 Nov 2005, http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/b06660592430724fca2568b5007b8619/4274f3e53c143e57ca256d46008193a0!OpenDocument, p. 4. Image Location: Australian Government/Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/drs/indicator/256/index.html

Image Description: b) Population Density – Australia – June 30, 2001. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2004, Australia in Profile: A Regional Analysis, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra, viewed 29 Nov 2005, http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/subscriber.nsf/Lookup/3F6D4D861D8EE078CA256E1C0074B055/$File/20320_2001.pdf, p.2. Image Location: Australian Government/Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/drs/indicator/256/index.html

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