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2001 Census Data For Wondai Shire
Every five years the Australian Bureau of Statistics compiles a national
Census. It then makes summaries of this data available in the form of Community
Profiles.
Community Profiles look at the sixteen key attribes which define any statistical
region (age, sex, nationality, types of housing and so forth). Wondai Shire's
most recent Community Profile appears below.
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2001 Census Basic Community Profile and
Snapshot
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Note: Percentages displayed in this Snapshot are calculated relevant
to the applicable population for each topic (see topic sub-headings). Percentages
may not always total one hundred as the less significant and not stated
categories are not displayed in all cases.
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Applicable to all persons (including overseas visitors)
On Census Night, 7 August 2001, there were 4041 people (2108 males
and 1933 females) counted in Wondai Shire (1). This represents
an increase of 70 people (1.8%) since the 1996 Census and an increase of
222 people (5.8%) since the 1991 Census (see
Table 2). Of those
people counted on Census Night, 3839 (95.0%) were counted at home.
Footnote 1: This figure reflects the total number of people
counted in Wondai Shire on Census Night including overseas visitors.
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Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)
There were 159 people (3.9% - 64 males and 95 females) who identified as
being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census. This represents an increase
of 43 people (37.1% - 18 males and 25 females) since the 1996 Census and
an increase of 94 people (144.6% - 33 males and 61 females) since the 1991
Census.
In the 1996 Census there were 116 people (2.9% - 46 males and 70 females)
who identified as being of Indigenous origin, and 65 people (1.7% - 31 males
and 34 females) who identified as being of indigenous origin in the 1991
Census.
Footnote 2: The 1996 and 2001 Census questions on Indigenous
origin asked whether each person was of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
origin. In the 1991 Census, respondents could select either Aboriginal only
or Torres Straight Islander only.
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Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)
The median age of people in the 2001 Census was 40 years. In the 1996 Census
the median age of people was 38 years, while in the 1991 Census the median
age of people was 34 years. See
Table 3 for the counts
of selected age groups in the 2001 Census.
Footnote 3: Median ages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)
In the 2001 Census, 3536 people (87.7%) stated that they were Australian-born.
This compares with 3512 people (88.5%) in the 1996 Census and 3525 people
(92.4%) in the 1991 Census.
The number of people born overseas in the 2001 Census was 298 (7.4%) compared
with 268 (6.8%) in the 1996 Census and 266 (7.0%) in the 1991 Census.
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Of those born overseas, the three main countries of birth in the 2001 Census
were:
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United Kingdom: 119 (2.9%)
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New Zealand: 49 (1.2%), and
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Germany: 20 (0.5%)
Of those born
overseas in the 1996 Census, the three main countries of birth were United
Kingdom: 116 (2.9%), New Zealand: 39 (1.0%) and Germany: 23 (0.6%). Of those
born overseas in the 1991 Census, the three main countries of birth were
United Kingdom: 117 (3.1%), New Zealand: 39 (1.0%) and Germany: 22 (0.6%)
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Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)
In the 2001 Census, the three most common ancestries identified with were:
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Australian: 1888 people (46.8%)
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English: 1378 people (34.2%)
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German: 523 people (13.0%)
Footnote 4: People were asked to consider the ancestry with
which they identify. Multiple responses could be provided. If more than two
responses were provided, the first two were recorded. Comparative figures
are not available for this item as this question was not asked in the 1991
or 1996 Censuses.
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Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)
English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 3813 people (94.6%)
in the 2001 Census. This compares with 3777 people (95.2%) in the 1996 Census
and 3703 people (97.0%) in the 1991 Census.
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The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the
2001 Census were:
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German: 13 (0.3%)
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French: 6 (0.1%)
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South Slavic nfd: 6 (0.1%)
The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the
1996 Census were German: 19 (0.5%), French: 3 (0.1%) and Italian: 3 (0.1%).
The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the
1991 Census were German: 16 (0.4%), Tagalog (Filipino): 8 (0.2%) and French:
7 (0.2%).
Footnote 5: These statistics are based on 2001 methodology
which includes all persons. For the 1991 and 1996 Censuses, previously published
figures exclude persons under the age of 5 years.
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Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)
In the week preceding the 2001 Census 1206 people (29.9%) had used a personal
computer at home. Of these, usage of a personal computer at home by specific
age groups reflected 473 people aged 0-19 years (11.7%), 460 people aged
20-44 years (11.4%), 241 people aged 45-64 years (6.0%) and 32 people aged
65 years and over (0.8%).
The total number of persons who had used the Internet in the week preceding
the 2001 Census was 744. There were 96 people (2.4%) who had used the Internet
at work only, 378 people (9.4%) who had used the internet at home only and
144 people (3.6%) who had used the internet elsewhere only.
There were 126 people (3.1%) who provided a multiple response to the question
of Internet use. There were 95 people (2.4%) who had used the Internet at
home and at work, 28 people (0.7%) who had used the Internet at home and
elsewhere, 3 people (0.1%) who had used the Internet at work and elsewhere,
and 0 people (0.0%) who had used the Internet at home, work and elsewhere.
Footnote 6: People were asked to indicate whether, in the week
preceding the Census, they had used a personal computer at home and whether
they had used the Internet at home, at work or elsewhere. Multiple responses
could be given for use of the Internet. Comparative figures are not available
as these questions were not asked in the 1991 or 1996 Censuses.
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Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)
In the 2001 Census there were 1798 married people (57.8% - 912 males and
886 females), 113 separated people (3.6% - 60 males and 53 females), 250
divorced people (8.0% - 134 males and 116 females), 208 widowed people (6.7%
- 59 males and 149 females) and 741 people who had never been married (23.8%
- 459 males and 282 females).
In the 1996 Census, there were 1848 married people (60.9% - 926 males and
922 females), 100 separated people (3.3% - 54 males and 46 females), 167
divorced people (5.5% - 92 males and 75 females), 198 widowed people (6.5%
- 54 males and 144 females) and 719 people who had never been married (23.7%
- 439 males and 280 females).
In the 1991 Census, there were 1812 married people (64.2% - 893 males and
919 females), 74 separated people (2.6% - 48 males and 26 females), 109 divorced
people (3.9% - 57 males and 52 females), 168 widowed people (6.0% - 47 males
and 121 females) and 658 people who had never been married (23.3% - 406 males
and 252 females).
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Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)
In the 2001 Census 27 people (0.9% - 11 males and 16 females) held a postgraduate
degree, graduate diploma or graduate certificate. This compares with 19 people
(0.6% - 8 males and 11 females) in the 1996 Census and 11 people (0.4% -
6 males and 5 females) in the 1991 Census.
In the 2001 Census, 119 people (3.8% - 30 males and 89 females) held a bachelor
degree, compared with 91 people (3.0% - 25 males and 66 females) in the 1996
Census and 50 people (1.8% - 11 males and 39 females) in the 1991 Census.
There were 533 people (17.2% - 371 males and 162 females) with an advanced
diploma, diploma or certificate in the 2001 Census, compared with 435 people
(14.4% - 292 males and 143 females) in the 1996 Census and 404 people (14.3%
- 260 males and 144 females) in the 1991 Census.
In the 2001 Census, 2427 people (78.1% - 1208 males and 1219 females) did
not have a qualification, did not state a qualification or stated a qualification
outside of the scope of the standard classification. This compares with 2482
people (82.0% - 1233 males and 1249 females) in the 1996 Census and 2356
people (83.5% - 1172 males and 1184 females) in the 1991 Census.
Footnote 7: The Level of Education classification excludes
all schooling up to year 12.
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Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)
During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1504 people in Wondai Shire (874
males and 630 females) were employed, representing 91.3% of the labour force.
Of these, 1031 people (68.6% - 705 males and 326 females) were working full-time
and 427 people (28.4% - 138 males and 289 females) were working part-time.
This compares with 1397 people (87.5% - 829 males and 568 females) who were
employed in the 1996 Census and 1423 people (86.8% - 873 males and 550 females)
who were employed in the 1991 Census.
In the 2001 Census, 143 people (101 males and 42 females) were unemployed,
representing 8.7% of the labour force. Of these, 123 people (86.0% - 90 males
and 33 females) were looking for full-time work and 20 people (14.0% - 11
males and 9 females) were looking for part-time work. In the 1996 Census,
there were 200 unemployed people (12.5% - 144 males and 56 females) and 216
unemployed people (13.2% - 148 males and 68 females) in the 1991 Census.
Footnote 8: Working full-time is defined as having worked
35 hours or more in all jobs during the week prior to Census Night.
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Applicable to employed persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas
visitors)
In the 2001 Census, 431 people (28.4% - 289 males and 142 females) were employed
as Managers and Administrators, which compares with 401 people (28.7% - 270
males and 131 females) in the 1996 Census and 444 people (31.2% - 311 males
and 133 females) in the 1991 Census. There were 138 people (9.1% - 39 males
and 99 females) employed as Professionals in the 2001 Census, which compares
with 132 people (9.4% - 45 males and 87 females) in the 1996 Census and 93
people (6.5% - 22 males and 71 females) in the 1991 Census.
There were 124 people (8.2% - 60 males and 64 females) employed as Associate
Professionals in the 2001 Census, which compares with 112 people (8.0% -
57 males and 55 females) in the 1996 Census and 75 people (5.3% - 39 males
and 36 females) in the 1991 Census. 127 people (8.4% - 111 males and 16 females)
were employed as Tradespersons and Related Workers in the 2001 Census, which
compares with 124 people (8.9% - 107 males and 17 females) in the 1996 Census
and 120 people (8.4% - 104 males and 16 females) in the 1991 Census.
In the 2001 Census, there were 168 people (11.1% - 44 males and 124 females)
employed as Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers, which compares
with 135 people (9.7% - 34 males and 101 females) in the 1996 Census and
94 people (6.6% - 28 males and 66 females) in the 1991 Census. There were
230 people (15.2% - 156 males and 74 females) employed as Labourers and Related
Workers in the 2001 Census, which compares with 226 people (16.2% - 149 males
and 77 females) in the 1996 Census and 228 people (16.0% - 160 males and
68 females) in the 1991 Census.
Footnote 9: The Occupation classification underwent a major
review following the 1991 Census. The 1991 Census figures should be used
as an indicator only.
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Applicable to employed persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas
visitors)
In the 2001 Census 170 people (11.2% - 136 males and 34 females) were employed
in the Manufacturing industry, which compares with 217 people (15.5% - 167
males and 50 females) in the 1996 Census and 159 people (11.2% - 131 males
and 28 females) in the 1991 Census. There were 70 people (4.6% - 70 males
and 0 females) employed in the Construction industry in the 2001 Census,
compared with 47 people (3.4% - 42 males and 5 females) in the 1996 Census
and 68 people (4.8% - 59 males and 9 females) in the 1991 Census.
There were 148 people (9.7% - 68 males and 80 females) employed in the Retail
Trade industry in the 2001 Census, compared with 116 people (8.3% - 62 males
and 54 females) in the 1996 Census and 112 people (7.9% - 59 males and 53
females) in the 1991 Census. 53 people (3.5% - 24 males and 29 females) were
employed in the Property and Business Services industry in the 2001 Census,
compared with 27 people (1.9% - 11 males and 16 females) in the 1996 Census
and 15 people (1.1% - 7 males and 8 females) in the 1991 Census.
In the 2001 Census there were 94 people (6.2% - 21 males and 73 females)
employed in the Education industry, compared with 113 people (8.1% - 21 males
and 92 females) in the 1996 Census and 98 people (6.9% - 19 males and 79
females) in the 1991 Census. There were 145 people (9.5% - 23 males and 122
females) employed in the Health and Community Services industry in the 2001
Census, compared with 123 people (8.8% - 29 males and 94 females) in the
1996 Census and 123 people (8.6% - 27 males and 96 females) in the 1991 Census.
Footnote 10: The industry classification underwent a major
review following the 1991 Census. The 1991 Census figures should be used
as an indicator only.
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Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)
The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over in
the 2001 Census was $200-$299. While not directly comparable, the median
income recorded in the 1996 Census was $160-$199 and $160-$199 in the 1991
Census.
Footnote 11: These results are not directly comparable across
Censuses due to differences in methodologies and do not account for inflationary
factors.
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Applicable to employed persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas
visitors)
On Census day, 7 August 2001, 0 (0.0%) people travelled to work by train
only, 3 (0.2%) people took the bus only and 0 (0.0%) people took both the
train and bus. There were 788 (52.2%) people who travelled to work by car,
either as the driver or as a passenger and 136 (9.0%) people either rode
a bike or walked to work.
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Applicable to families and persons in occupied private dwellings
In the 2001 Census, there were 473 couple families with children (which comprised
43.0% of all families in occupied private dwellings), 473 couple families
without children (43.0%), 132 one parent families (12.0%) and 21 other families
(1.9%).
There were 78 people (2.0%) in group households and 395 people (10.1%) in
lone person households in the 2001 Census.
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Applicable to occupied private dwellings
In the 2001 Census, there were 1471 separate houses (92.9%), 0 semi detached,
row or terrace houses and townhouses (0.0%), 29 flats, units or apartments
(1.8%) and 68 other dwellings (4.3%).
In the 1996 Census, there were 1362 separate houses (91.3%), 15 semi detached,
row or terrace houses and townhouses (1.0%), 16 flats, units or apartments
(1.1%) and 68 other dwellings (4.6%).
In the 1991 Census, there were 1223 separate houses (92.2%), 21 semi detached,
row or terrace houses and townhouses (1.6%), 19 flats, units or apartments
(1.4%) and 51 other dwellings (3.8%)
Of all occupied private dwellings in the 2001 Census, 1151 were either fully
owned or being purchased, which represents (72.5%) of all occupied private
dwellings, while 267 (16.8%) were being rented. This compares with 1111 (74.6%)
either fully owned or being purchased and 228 (15.3%) being rented in the
1996 Census, and 987 (74.4%) either fully owned or being purchased and 204
(15.4%) being rented in the 1991 Census.
Footnote 12: In the 2001 Census, serviced apartments have been
included as private dwellings. These dwellings were defined as non-private
dwellings in the 1991 and 1996 Censuses. Other dwellings consist of caravans,
cabins and houseboats; improvised homes, tents, sleepers out; and house or
flat attached to a shop, office etc.
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Male
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Female
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Total
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Total persons(a)
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2108
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1933
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4041
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Aged 15 years and over(a)
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1624
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1491
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3115
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Aged 65 years and over(a)
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341
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278
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619
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Aboriginal
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58
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89
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147
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Torres Strait Islander
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3
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3
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6
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Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander(b)
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3
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3
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6
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Total Indigenous Persons
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64
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95
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159
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Born in Australia
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1844
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1692
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3536
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Born overseas (c)
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151
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147
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298
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Speaks English only
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1988
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1825
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3813
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Speaks other language(d)
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33
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34
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67
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Indigenous Persons aged 18 years and over
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23
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44
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67
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Australian citizen
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1956
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1791
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3747
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Australian citizen aged 18 years and over
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1431
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1311
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2742
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Enumerated in private dwelling(a)
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2072
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1902
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3974
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Enumerated elsewhere(a)(e)
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36
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31
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67
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Overseas visitors
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4
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5
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9
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(a) These categories include overseas visitors.
(b) Applicable to persons who are of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
origin.
(c) Includes birthplaces 'inadequately described', 'at sea', and 'not elsewhere
classified'.
(d) Includes 'non-verbal so described' and 'inadequately described'.
(e) Includes 'Non-Private dwellings', Migratory and Off-shore.
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2001
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1996
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% Change
1996-2001
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1991
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% Change
1991-2001
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Male
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2108
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2041
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3.3%
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1974
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6.8%
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Female
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1933
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1930
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0.2%
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1845
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4.8%
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Total
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4041
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3971
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1.8%
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3819
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5.8%
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Note: Overseas visitors are included in these counts
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0-14 years
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15-24 years
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25-44 years
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45-64 years
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65 years+
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Total
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Male
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484
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193
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491
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596
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341
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2105
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Female
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442
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154
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498
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557
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278
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1929
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Total
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926
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347
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989
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1153
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619
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4034
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Percent
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23.0%
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8.6%
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24.5%
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28.6%
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15.3%
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100%
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Note: Overseas visitors are excluded from these counts
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Feature
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Value
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Median age
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40 years
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Median monthly housing loan repayments
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$400-$599
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Median weekly rent
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$50-$99
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Median weekly individual income
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$200-$299
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Median weekly family income
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$600-$699
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Median weekly household income
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$400-$499
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Mean household size
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2.5 persons
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Note: Overseas visitors are excluded from these calculations
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Geographical changes in the 2001 Census may account for discrepancies in
previously published material due to changes in the definitions of area
boundaries. Results may also vary from 1996 and 1991 published material due
to methodology changes in data collection or dissemination.
Figures containing small values are randomly adjusted to avoid releasing
information about particular individuals, families or households. The effect
of random adjustment is statistically insignificant.
All data shown here is © 2002
Australian Bureau of
Statistics and used with their kind permission
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