Table 1. Social and economic characteristics of the study regions.
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Characteristic
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Pumicestone
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Douglas
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Total population (people)
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126942
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9964
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Total area (km2)
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1070
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2658
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Population density (people/km2)
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118.6
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3.8
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Indigenous population (%)
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1.6
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5.5
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Estimated population growth (2001-2026)(%)†
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2.6
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2.0
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Visitor nights 2002
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270 007
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879 187
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Median age (total population)
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37
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38
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Education – did not finish high school (%)
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46.6
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32.7
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Education – tertiary education (%)
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12.7
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21.5
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Unemployment rate (%)
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11.1
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4.7
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Mean household size
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2.7
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2.5
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% same address as 1 yr previously
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79
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75
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% same address as 5 yr previously
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50
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49
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Unless otherwise stated, data are sourced from the Australian 2001
Household Census (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2002).
† (Department of Local Government and
Planning 2003)
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