National Regional Profile: Gordon (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805253289   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  

POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
7,546
7,751
7,832
7,978
8,018
Malesno.
3,658
3,742
3,783
3,879
3,919
Femalesno.
3,888
4,009
4,049
4,099
4,099
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
30.6
30.5
29.3
28.4
27.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.6
12.7
13.4
14.3
14.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
20.5
18.2
18.1
17.1
16.3
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.7
20.0
19.8
19.8
20.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
9.5
9.9
10.3
11.0
11.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
4.4
4.8
4.7
4.8
4.9
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.6
2.8
3.0
3.1
3.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.4
1.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,807.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
18.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
12.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
47.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
58.1
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
2,445
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,993
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
1,049
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
254
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
100.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
156
137
116
114
120
Crude birth raterate
20.6
17.6
14.8
14.2
14.9
Deathsno.
8
12
25
21
23
Crude death raterate
1.0
1.5
3.1
2.6
2.8