| 1995 | 1998 | 2001 | 2004 | 2009 | 2012 | Total % a |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1002 | n = 1004 | n = 1004 | n = 1202 | n = 1284 | n = 1548 | n = 7044 | |
Sex | |||||||
 Female | 631 | 502 | 502 | 601 | 830 | 1005 | 49.2 |
 Male | 371 | 502 | 502 | 601 | 454 | 543 | 50.8 |
Age group | |||||||
 18–24 years | 119 | 110 | 118 | 103 | 71 | 66 | 15.8 |
 25–34 years | 257 | 210 | 245 | 232 | 180 | 144 | 23.0 |
 35-44 years | 291 | 305 | 296 | 333 | 340 | 377 | 22.4 |
 45–54 years | 207 | 234 | 212 | 297 | 356 | 466 | 21.3 |
 55–64 years | 128 | 145 | 133 | 237 | 337 | 495 | 17.4 |
Area of residence | |||||||
 Metropolitan | 748 | 751 | 754 | 601 | 965 | 1011 | 78.3 |
 Rural areas b | 203 | 190 | 18 | 451 | 290 | 455 | 16.9 |
 Remote areas b | 51 | 63 | 62 | 150 | 29 | 82 | 4.8 |
Education | |||||||
 Less than high school | 376 | 336 | 303 | 330 | 221 | 211 | 19.7 |
 High school | 251 | 237 | 265 | 257 | 178 | 198 | 21.0 |
 Trade/Certificate/Diploma | 90 | 95 | 77 | 177 | 481 | 632 | 25.5 |
 University degree | 284 | 336 | 344 | 435 | 399 | 504 | 33.6 |
 Missing | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 |
Employment status | |||||||
 Currently not in paid employment | 330 | 263 | 278 | 285 | 364 | 408 | 26.8 |
 Currently in paid employment | 669 | 741 | 726 | 917 | 920 | 1139 | 73.1 |
 Missing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Country of birth | |||||||
 Australia | 656 | 665 | 668 | 868 | 867 | 1122 | 68.6 |
 UK/Ireland | 189 | 209 | 193 | 155 | 202 | 221 | 15.0 |
 Other countries | 157 | 130 | 143 | 179 | 214 | 205 | 16.4 |
 Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |