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Townsville City Demographic Profile
The Townsville City LGA (formerly the cities of Thuringowa and Townsville) recorded an average annual population increase of 2.6% between 2001 and 2006, the highest in the MITEZ region. At the same time the proportion of females increased slightly by 0.2 percentage points to account for 49.7% of the population.
The average age of Townsville City residents increased by 1.2 years between 2001 and 2006 to 34.2 years old, in line with state trends. The proportion of persons younger than 15 years fell over the same period, as did the proportion of persons younger than 65 years old.
Between 2001 and 2006 the proportion of persons born in Australia decreased by 0.2 percentage points, as did the proportion of persons who spoke English only which fell by 1.5 percentage points.
The proportion of persons aged 15 years or older who are married fell by 1.8 percentage points to 46.9% in 2006, while the percentage of persons nominating Christianity as their religious denomination declined by 3.8 percentage points over the same period.
The average weekly income in Townsville City grew by 36.6% between 2001 and 2006 to total $624, $50 greater then the state average.
The Retail Trade sector is the largest employer in the region accounting for 14.4% of employment. The next largest sectors by employment are Health and Community Services (11.2%), followed by Government Administration and Defence (10.9%), Construction (9.9%) and Manufacturing (8.5%).
Townsville City recorded an unemployment rate of 5.5% in 2006. The proportion of persons aged 15 years or older who completed schooling to year 12 or equivalent increased by 2.9 percentage points in the five years since 2001 to 41.6%, the highest in the MITEZ region.
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Townsville
City Demographic Profile
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Indicator
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2001
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2006
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change
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Population
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144,789
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164,955
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13.9%
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Gender
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Males
(%)
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50.4%
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50.3%
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-0.2%
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Females
(%)
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49.6%
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49.7%
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0.2%
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Age
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Average
age (years)
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33.0
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34.2
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1.2
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Aged
>15 years (%)
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22.6%
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21.7%
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-0.9%
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Aged
>65 years (%)
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91.5%
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90.7%
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-0.8%
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Ethnicity
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Born
in Australia (%)
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81.9%
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81.6%
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-0.2%
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Language
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Speak
English only (%)
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90.9%
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89.4%
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-1.5%
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Speak
other language (%)
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4.5%
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4.6%
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0.2%
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Marital
Status
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Married
(%)
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48.7%
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46.9%
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-1.8%
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Never
married (%)
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40.8%
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40.5%
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-0.3%
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Religious
Denomination
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Christians
(%)
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69.9%
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66.1%
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-3.8%
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Weekly
Income
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Avg
weekly income ($)
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456
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624
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36.6%
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Income
greater than $300
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48.6%
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54.6%
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6.0%
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Computer
/ Internet Usage
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Use
the Internet (%)
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37.4%
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62.2%
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24.7%
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Qualifications
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Qualification
(%)
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38.6%
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41.6%
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2.9%
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Labour
Market
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Unemployment
rate (%)
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8.5%
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5.5%
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-3.0%
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Industry
employment
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Retail
trade (%)
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15.4%
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14.4%
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-1.0%
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Hlth
& comm serv (%)
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10.3%
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11.2%
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0.9%
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Govt
admin & def (%)
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11.4%
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10.9%
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-0.5%
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Construction
(%)
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7.5%
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9.9%
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2.4%
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Manufacturing
(%)
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8.4%
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8.5%
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0.1%
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