❓ Dr. Woollard asks about police officer numbers and population increases in WA from 2001-2006. The Minister provides figures for both, clarifying that police numbers are additional to attrition and sourcing population data from the ABS.
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(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005; and
(f) 2006?
(2) How much did Western Australia’s population increase by for each of the following years:
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005; and
(f) 2006?
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005; and
(f) 2006?
(2) How much did Western Australia’s population increase by for each of the following years:
(a) 2001;
(b) 2002;
(c) 2003;
(d) 2004;
(e) 2005; and
(f) 2006?
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Answered
16 October 2007
Responded by
Minister for Police and Emergency Services
Response time
26 days
(1)(a) 163
(b) 163
(c) 191
(d) 202
(e) 285
(f) 362
The 370 additional police referred to are additional to attrition.
(2) The Estimated Resident Population (ERP) for WA has been sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which are based on the 2001 & 2006 Census of Population and Housing results.
(a) Between the years 2000 and 2001 the ERP increased by 26700 residents.
(b) Between the years 2001 and 2002 the ERP increased by 24482 residents
(c) Between the years 2002 and 2003 the ERP increased by 26731 residents.
(d) Between the years 2003 and 2004 the ERP increased by 29634 residents.
(e) Between the years 2004 and 2005 the ERP increased by 34389 residents.
(f) Between the years 2005 and 2006 the ERP increased by 42650 residents.
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(b) 163
(c) 191
(d) 202
(e) 285
(f) 362
The 370 additional police referred to are additional to attrition.
(2) The Estimated Resident Population (ERP) for WA has been sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which are based on the 2001 & 2006 Census of Population and Housing results.
(a) Between the years 2000 and 2001 the ERP increased by 26700 residents.
(b) Between the years 2001 and 2002 the ERP increased by 24482 residents
(c) Between the years 2002 and 2003 the ERP increased by 26731 residents.
(d) Between the years 2003 and 2004 the ERP increased by 29634 residents.
(e) Between the years 2004 and 2005 the ERP increased by 34389 residents.
(f) Between the years 2005 and 2006 the ERP increased by 42650 residents.
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