<According to Petnet in 2002 there were 3,972,000 dogs in Australia.
The breakdown by state is as follows:
New South Wales ? 1,332,000
Victoria ? 913,000
Queensland ? 815,000
Western Australia ? 367,000
South Australia ? 318,000
Australian Capital Territory - 49,000
Tasmania ? 129,000
Northern Territory ? 49,000
http://www.petnet.com.au/statistics.html
A report by Susie Chaseling says that there are 4 million dogs in Australia.
http://www.ava.com.au/content/confer/uam/proc01/chaseling.htm
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 1994 there were
3,133,600. http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/af01b3d0ca8d9c9dca2569ee0015d8ca?OpenDocument
Caloundra city council has11,600 registered dogs.
http://www.caloundra.qld.gov.au/Media/PressReleases/pressRelease.asp?id=357
The Gold Coast city council has 50,000 registered dogs.
http://au.fujitsu.com/FAL/CDA/0,1531,322~1157,00.html
In 1996 there were 82,000 dogs registered with Brisbane City Council.
http://www.petnet.com.au/uam/best96.html
In 2002, 9,500 were registered in Darwin.
http://www.darcity.nt.gov.au/Publications/Darwin_complete%202002.pdf
Darwin City Council has 10,000 registered dogs.
http://www.abc.net.au/dimensions/dimensions_consumer/Transcripts/s557792.htm
George Town Council ? 1,300 registered dogs.
http://www.georgetown.tas.gov.au/pdfs/Annual_Report_2003.pdf
Palmerston County has 5,200 registered dogs.
http://www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net/2003/april/april.htm>
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