Births, Australia, 2007 (Cat. no. 3301.0, released October 2008) - as the name suggests - details information about births in Australia for 2007, including multiple births. To quote:
"The number of confinements resulting in a multiple birth has increased consistently since the 1970s. In 2007, the number was 4,400, 64% more than the number recorded in 1987 (2,700 confinements) and 1% more than the number recorded in 2006 (4,300 confinements)."
For 2007, the data are as follows:
| Single | Twins | Triplets and higher order | Total multiple births | Total confinements | |
| NSW | 86,849 | 1,296 | 18 | 1,314 | 88,163 |
| Vic. | 67,922 | 1,173 | 16 | 1,189 | 69,111 |
| Qld | 59,311 | 943 | 17 | 960 | 60,271 |
| SA | 19,112 | 266 | 8 | 274 | 19,386 |
| WA | 28,308 | 412 | 12 | 424 | 28,732 |
| Tas. | 6,504 | 74 | 6,578 | ||
| NT | 3,792 | 51 | 3,843 | ||
| ACT | 4,600 | 76 | 4,676 | ||
| Aust. | 276,419 | 4,287 | 75 | 4,362 | 280,781 |
An in-depth look at the numbers of multiple births was done by the ABS in 2001, and also makes for interesting reading.
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