Mean (95% CI) natural death rate per 100 000 population by 5-year intervals and age group
| Time interval | <15 years | 15–44 years | 45+ years | All ages |
| 1986–1990 | 547.4 (406 to 689) | 426.3 (240 to 613) | 8065.4 (6778 to 9353) | 1480.7 (1240 to 1721) |
| 2006–2010 | 60.5 (0 to 202) | 326.3 (140 to 513) | 2815.2 (1528 to 4103) | 716.8 (476 to 957) |
Note: The mean of aggregate natural deaths over years 2001–2010 is used for deaths of those <15 years of age.
Sources, 1986–2011 census data, Australian Bureau of Statistics (Catalogues: 1987, #2460.0; 2012, #2002.0).17