Enlistment statistics, Second World War
Numbers enlisted/engaged
| Service | Outside Australia | Inside Australia | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army | 396,661 | 330 139 | 726, 800 |
| RAAF | 124, 077 | 91, 923 | 216, 000 |
| RAN | 37, 061 | 11, 039 | 48, 100 |
| Total | 557, 799 | 433, 101 | 990, 900 |
Source:
Joan Beaumont, Australian Defence: Sources and statistics, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2001, p. 306
Deaths
| Service | Number of deaths |
|---|---|
| Army | 18, 713 |
| RAN | 1,900 |
| RAAF | 6, 460 |
| TOTAL | 27, 073 |
Source:
Gavin Long, The final campaigns, Australia in the war of 1939-1945, Series 1 (Army), Vol. 7, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1963, p. 634
Army enlistments by States
| State | Gross enlistments to 29/9/45 | Population in 1940 in 000s | Percentage of enlistments to population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 104,340 | 1,029 | 10.13 |
| New South Wales | 276,741 | 2,801 | 9.87 |
| Victoria | 205,758 | 1,918 | 10.72 |
| South Australia | 54,660 | 598 | 9.14 |
| Western Australia | 61,575 | 468 | 13.15 |
| Tasmania | 22,420 | 243 | 9.22 |
| Northern Territory | 1,049 | 8 | 13.11 |
| Total: | 726,543 | 7,065 | 10.28 |
Sources
Gavin Long, The final campaigns, Australia in the war of 1939-1945, Series 1 (Army), Vol. 7, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1963, p. 635