Tasmania had the highest fertility rate at 2.17 babies per woman in 2011, while Victoria had the lowest at 1.75.
TASMANIA's fertility rate is topping the nation, new figures show.
The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics report on births shows the fertility rate is 2.17 in Tasmania, compared with 1.88 nationally. The rate refers to the average number of babies born to women of childbearing age.
The national trend for older women having babies is also evident in Tasmania.
There were 12.9 babies born last year for every 1000 Tasmanian women aged 40 to 44 years, compared to 15.1 nationally. Among women aged 45 to 49, the fertility rate was just 0.7.
And while births to teenaged mothers are up, they are still trending down over time -- in line with the national picture.
For girls aged 15 to 19, the rate was 24.5 babies per 1000, still far above the 15.1 rate nationally.
That number includes babies born to girls under 15.
The 399 births to Tasmanian teenagers last year was slightly up on 357 in 2010 but still well down on 543 a decade ago.
There were 6608 babies born in Tasmania last year.
The median age of women giving birth was 29.4, up marginally from 29.1 a decade ago. The median age of fathers in Tasmania was 31.8, up from 31.4.
2011 AUSTRALIAN BIRTH STATS AT A GLANCE
NATIONALLY
Births: 301,617 up 1.2 per cent from 2010
Fertility rate: 1.88
Median age mum: 30.6
Median age dad: 33.0
TASMANIA
Births: 6608 up 3.5 per cent from 2010
Fertility rate: 2.17
Median age mum: 29.4
Median age dad: 31.8
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