GunPolicy.org. 2016 ‘Calculated Rates - Northern Territory (Possession Data).’ Australian Historical Population Statistics - Data Cubes; 3218.0 (Table 10). Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics. 14 December

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Historical Population Data - Northern Territory (Possession Data)
2019: 245,900
2017: 246,700
2014: 245,079
2007: 213,748
2006: 209,057
2005: 205,905
2001: 201,743

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GunPolicy.org rate calculation:

Possession Data

Number of Privately Owned Firearms
2019: 56,100¹
2017: 59,861
2014: 63,584
2007: 46,628
2006: 45,349,
2005: 60,925
2001: 41,615

Calculated Rate* of Privately Owned Firearms per 100 Population
2019: 22.81
2017: 24.26
2014: 25.94
2007: 21.81
2006: 21.69
2005: 29.59
2001: 20.63

Number of Licensed Firearm Owners
2019: 15,800²
2017: 15,881³
2014: 13,000⁴
2007: 14,591⁵
2006: 14,279⁶
2005: 13,714⁷

Calculated Rate* of Licensed Firearm Owners per 100 population
2019: 6.43
2017: 6.44
2014: 5.30
2007: 6.83
2006: 6.83
2005: 6.66

Number of Registered Firearms
2019: 51,000²
2017: 54,419³
2014: 57,804⁴
2007: 42,389⁵
2006: 41,226⁶
2005: 55,386⁷

Calculated Rate* of Registered Firearms per 100 population
2019: 20.74
2017: 22.06
2014: 23.59
2007: 19.83
2006: 19.72
2005: 26.90

Estimated Number of Illicite Firearms
2019: 5,100¹
2017: 5,442
2014: 5,780
2007: 4,239
2006: 4,123
2005: 5,539
2001: 3,783

Calculated Rate* of Illicit Firearms per 100 Population
2019: 2.07
2017: 2.21
2014: 2.36
2007: 1.98
2006: 1.97
2005: 2.69
2001: 1.88

[*Crude Rate per nn Population = Number ÷ Population x nn]

Note:
2001 population data obtained at Australian Bureau of Statistics website:
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3105.0.65.0012014?OpenDocument

Source:
Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2013-14 (cat. no. 3218.0)

Last accessed at:
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02013-14

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