Background Paper 14 1997-98

Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Appendix : Characteristics for States, Territories and Australia

	NSW	Vic	QLD	SA	WA	TAS	NT	ACT	AUST
1. Total population
Number	6038696	4373520	3368850	1427936	1726095	459659	195101	299243	17892423
2. Population density
Persons/sq km	7.5	19.2	1.9	1.5	0.7	6.8	0.1	127.2	2.3
3. Australian citizens Aged 18 Years and Over
Number	3923142	2862981	2193774	958199	1073118	309435	117269	196251	11635954
Per cent	65.0	65.5	65.1	67.1	62.2	67.3	60.1	65.6	65.0
4. Persons Who Were Visitors on Census Night
Number	289989	164811	280460	59091	110367	19866	32552	15224	972779
Per cent	4.8	3.8	8.3	4.1	6.4	4.3	16.7	5.1	5.4
5. Persons who Changed Address Since 1991
Number	2295324	1560608	1563878	535569	785582	180887	83854	134092	7141181
Per cent	41.2	38.6	50.8	40.4	49.4	42.6	48.6	48.6	43.3
6. Persons Aged Under 5 Years
Number	427690	306565	239764	95541	123290	33542	16700	21512	1264906
Per cent	7.1	7.0	7.1	6.7	7.1	7.3	8.6	7.2	7.1
7. Persons Aged Between 5 and 14 Years
Number	857902	618786	487202	198592	261713	70819	31426	45947	2573026
Per cent	14.2	14.1	14.5	13.9	15.2	15.4	16.1	15.4	14.4
8. Persons Aged Between 15 and 24 Years
Number	848425	635207	491092	195113	255726	64072	30305	51787	2572145
Per cent	14.0	14.5	14.6	13.7	14.8	13.9	15.5	17.3	14.4
9. Persons Aged Between 25 and 64 Years
Number	3098626	2268155	1702613	736011	892541	233521	101657	156876	9191860
Per cent	51.3	51.9	50.5	51.5	51.7	50.8	52.1	52.4	51.4
10. Persons Aged 65 Years and Over
Number	762902	525413	398515	197265	179753	56640	9277	21052	2150878
Per cent	12.6	12.0	11.8	13.8	10.4	12.3	4.8	7.0	12.0
11. Median Age
Years	34	33	33	35	33	34	29	30	34
12. Persons of Catholic Religion
Number	1756372	1262077	835806	296048	427848	89156	42551	88672	4798950
Per cent	29.1	28.9	24.8	20.7	24.8	19.4	21.8	29.6	26.8
13. Persons of Christian Religion
Number	4464926	2944351	2453084	942939	1125050	332468	119422	199374	12582765
Per cent	73.9	67.3	72.8	66.0	65.2	72.3	61.2	66.6	70.3
14. Persons of Non-Christian Religion
Number	274430	196810	49082	25236	48294	3661	7420	10125	616430
Per cent	4.5	4.5	1.5	1.8	2.8	0.8	3.8	3.4	3.4
15. Persons of no Religion
Number	771447	815014	507145	310908	367491	76859	39905	59579	2948888
Per cent	12.8	18.6	15.1	21.8	21.3	16.7	20.5	19.9	16.5
16. Persons of Indigenous Origin
Number	101485	21474	95518	20444	50793	13873	46277	2899	352970
Per cent	1.7	0.5	2.8	1.4	2.9	3.0	23.7	1.0	2.0
17. Persons Born Overseas
Number	1388957	1040086	556801	302524	475857	46703	29435	66746	3908213
Per cent	23.0	23.8	16.5	21.2	27.6	10.2	15.1	22.3	21.8
18. Persons Born Overseas Resident Less Than 5 Years
Number	183439	108297	67880	19966	51730	3499	3325	7203	445403
Per cent	3.3	2.7	2.2	1.5	3.3	0.8	1.9	2.6	2.7
19. Persons Born in UK and Ireland
Number	306126	227155	189654	135209	214547	23103	9047	19045	1124031
Per cent	5.1	5.2	5.6	9.5	12.4	5.0	4.6	6.4	6.3
20. Persons Born in Southern Europe
Number	217452	268152	40455	54680	48348	2927	2651	9316	643987
Per cent	3.6	6.1	1.2	3.8	2.8	0.6	1.4	3.1	3.6
21. Persons Born in South East Asia
Number	178945	133215	44622	25266	57280	2593	5563	8136	456460
Per cent	3.0	3.0	1.3	1.8	3.3	0.6	2.9	2.7	2.6
22. Persons Born in Non-English Speaking Countries
Number	947945	743760	241881	150834	202794	17971	15376	40903	2362379
Per cent	15.7	17.0	7.2	10.6	11.7	3.9	7.9	13.7	13.2
23. Persons Born Overseas and Australian-Born Persons with Overseas-Born Parents
Number	1906249	1486872	728287	424927	641969	61584	39360	91337	5381998
Per cent	31.6	34.0	21.6	29.8	37.2	13.4	20.2	30.5	30.1
24. Persons Not Fluent in English
Number	179199	150211	27521	25913	25300	1353	1779	4486	416040
Per cent	3.2	3.7	0.9	2.0	1.6	0.3	1.0	1.6	2.5
25. Persons Speaking a Language Other Than English at Home
Number	1015862	816558	213522	163255	183780	14241	40164	38264	2487068
Per cent	18.2	20.2	6.9	12.3	11.6	3.4	23.3	13.9	15.1
26. Couple Families with Dependent Children
Number	634812	480456	339683	146421	184636	49150	18764	34810	1889184
Per cent	40.3	41.7	39.8	37.8	41.4	39.7	47.0	45.6	40.6
27. Couple Families with no Children
Number	529722	375469	306258	145235	153705	44484	11417	23413	1589881
Per cent	33.6	32.6	35.9	37.5	34.5	36.0	28.6	30.7	34.1
28. One Parent Families with Dependent Children
Number	154625	106378	89104	38218	44347	13115	5674	8809	460315
Per cent	9.8	9.2	10.4	9.9	10.0	10.6	14.2	11.5	9.9
29. Lone Person Households
Number	476246	356364	248336	138995	138289	42437	9599	22353	1432816
Per cent	22.6	22.9	21.7	25.6	22.9	24.8	19.4	21.5	22.8
30. Families with Weekly Income Below $500
Number	441848	316293	253297	125277	116825	41364	8898	12226	1316139
Per cent	32.2	31.6	34.1	36.5	30.6	38.4	26.8	18.3	32.5
31. Families with Weekly Income $1,500 and Above
Number	210954	131632	76094	31312	50380	8269	5194	17271	531181
Per cent	15.4	13.1	10.2	9.1	13.2	7.7	15.6	25.9	13.1
32. Median Weekly Family Income
$	751	741	687	662	761	628	840	1028	729
33. Employed Persons
Number	2558875	1884880	1420668	592507	763207	182211	82976	149415	7636319
Per cent	53.9	54.7	53.9	52.3	57.0	51.3	56.6	64.5	54.4
34. Unemployed Persons
Number	247669	196189	151717	68559	66830	22465	6627	11804	771970
Per cent	8.8	9.4	9.6	10.4	8.1	11.0	7.4	7.3	9.2
35. Unemployed Persons Aged 15 to 19 Years
Number	34902	26322	24007	10298	10108	3688	1027	2286	112647
Per cent	18.3	19.3	19.2	22.3	15.1	23.3	16.7	18.3	18.8
36. Labour Force
Number	2806544	2081069	1572385	661066	830037	204676	89603	161219	8408289
Per cent	59.1	60.4	59.6	58.3	61.9	57.6	61.1	69.6	59.9
37. Employees
Number	2331401	1718900	1272804	531107	682342	164121	78100	141101	6921401
Per cent	91.1	91.2	89.6	89.6	89.4	90.1	94.1	94.4	90.6
38. Employers and Own Account Workers
Number	201779	146139	132296	55169	72988	16126	4261	7620	636422
Per cent	7.9	7.8	9.3	9.3	9.6	8.9	5.1	5.1	8.3
39. Women in the Labour Force
Number	1224133	913712	683038	288539	356007	88174	38658	75485	3668297
Per cent	43.6	43.9	43.4	43.6	42.9	43.1	43.1	46.8	43.6
40. Government Employees
Number	450151	273181	261335	112094	130771	40888	23832	67280	1360282
Per cent	17.6	14.5	18.4	18.9	17.1	22.4	28.7	45.0	17.8
41. Persons Employed in Agriculture
Number	92160	72924	73771	33107	37364	11977	2439	579	324327
Per cent	3.6	3.9	5.2	5.6	4.9	6.6	2.9	0.4	4.2
42. Persons Employed in Manufacturing
Number	311944	307029	149272	88645	77355	22239	3612	4918	965035
Per cent	12.2	16.3	10.5	15.0	10.1	12.2	4.4	3.3	12.6
43. Professional Occupations
Number	692162	513544	339571	156547	193898	46907	21000	55410	2019391
Per cent	27.0	27.2	23.9	26.4	25.4	25.7	25.3	37.1	26.4
44. Tradespersons and Labourers
Number	536284	399054	332928	136682	177761	42011	20395	18712	1664257
Per cent	21.0	21.2	23.4	23.1	23.3	23.1	24.6	12.5	21.8
45. Persons Using Public Transport to Travel to Work
Number	323504	150696	81091	34106	46729	6153	3268	10366	656120
Per cent	12.6	8.0	5.7	5.8	6.1	3.4	3.9	6.9	8.6
46. Persons with Tertiary Education Qualifications
Number	821078	602399	363020	160447	213645	46742	21482	68225	2297399
Per cent	17.3	17.5	13.8	14.2	15.9	13.2	14.6	29.5	16.4
47. Persons with Trade Qualifications
Number	664318	426262	353617	154542	194006	44753	19259	24659	1881739
Per cent	14.0	12.4	13.4	13.6	14.5	12.6	13.1	10.7	13.4
48. Persons with no Qualifications
Number	2660795	2017130	1622789	699345	780859	222561	86359	114279	8205544
Per cent	56.0	58.5	61.5	61.7	58.3	62.7	58.9	49.4	58.4
49. Persons Attending Infant, Primary or Secondary School
Number	999473	725550	535429	232866	285954	79424	31992	56018	2947334
Per cent	16.6	16.6	15.9	16.3	16.6	17.3	16.4	18.7	16.5
50. Persons Attending a Tertiary Education Institution
Number	371615	275364	175460	81121	108083	24097	9462	30739	1076027
Per cent	6.2	6.3	5.2	5.7	6.3	5.2	4.8	10.3	6.0
51. Persons Who Left School Aged 15 Years Or Under
Number	1534597	976080	1021531	399036	514420	135552	42534	44489	4668833
Per cent	32.3	28.3	38.7	35.2	38.4	38.2	29.0	19.2	33.3
52. Rented Dwellings
Number	620982	369113	362793	148143	168601	43626	25384	34272	1773503
Per cent	28.6	23.2	30.1	26.7	26.8	24.9	44.2	32.1	27.3
53. Fully Owned Dwellings
Number	924081	695910	465402	223801	232675	74260	10202	31450	2657968
Per cent	42.5	43.7	38.7	40.3	37.0	42.4	17.8	29.5	40.9
54. Dwellings Being Purchased
Number	481265	423184	292282	150475	183852	45999	12757	36425	1626291
Per cent	22.1	26.6	24.3	27.1	29.2	26.3	22.2	34.1	25.0
55. Median Monthly Housing Loan Repayment
$	905	750	809	648	752	593	870	935	787
56. Median Weekly Rent
$	142	128	130	92	115	92	101	137	128
57. Dwellings with Two or More Motor Vehicles
Number	835633	756364	518038	244466	303685	80980	20765	48560	2808800
Per cent	38.4	47.5	43.0	44.0	48.3	46.2	36.2	45.5	43.2
58. Flat, Unit or Apartment Dwellings
Number	410552	216082	158298	58644	50464	16112	9012	11159	930845
Per cent	17.2	12.2	11.9	9.5	7.2	8.0	14.8	9.8	13.0
59. Persons Residing in Non-Private Dwellings
Number	194583	118147	154046	39244	64016	12715	17473	12775	613389
Per cent	3.2	2.7	4.6	2.7	3.7	2.8	9.0	4.3	3.4

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