HIGH CENSUS NIGHT RATIOS, NEW SOUTH WALES


In addition to Snowy River, which had the highest Census Night ratio in Australia, three other LGAs in New South Wales had high Census Night ratios. Two of these, Bourke and Central Darling, were mainly agricultural areas. Sydney had a Census Night ratio of 116 people per 100 usual residents.

Local Government Area	Census Night Population	Usual Resident Population	Census Night Ratio(a)
Snowy River	19 009	7 509	253.1
Central Darling	2 388	1 992	119.9
Sydney	196 781	169 506	116.1
Bourke	3 168	2 867	110.5
(a) The Census Night ratio is the ratio of the Census Night population to usual resident population, multiplied by 100.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2011.

The population pyramid below shows the age and sex of the Census Night and usual resident populations in Snowy River in 2011. Among the usual residents, the population was fairly evenly spread across the different age groups, although there were slightly more males aged 15-19 and people of both sexes aged between 35 and 54 years. Although the size of the Census Night population was much larger, its shape is similar: males and females aged 15-19 years made up the largest category, and there were similar numbers of males and females in the 35-54 year age groups.

You can find population pyramids for LGAs in New South Wales with a high Census Night population ratio, by following the links below.
Snowy River
Central Darling
Sydney
Bourke