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Age and sex, NSW, 2006 (number and per cent)

		Male		Female		Total
		n	%	n	%	n	%
Children and Young People	0-4 years	216,514	6.7	203,917	6.1	420,431	6.4
	5-9 years	221,752	6.9	210,172	6.3	431,924	6.6
	10-14 years	229,316	7.1	217,245	6.5	446,561	6.8
	15-17 years	138,931	4.3	131,331	4.0	270,265	4.1
	Total 0-17 years	806,513	25.0	762,665	22.9	1,569,181	23.9
Adult	18 years and over	2,421,938	75.0	2,558,061	77.0	4,979,999	76.0
Total population	Total	3,228,451	100.0	3,320,726	99.9	6,549,180	99.9

Notes: Percentages refer to per cent within each sex category.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2006 Census of Population and Housing.