Tablelands Regional Council Tablelands Regional Council area 2011 Census results Comparison year: 2006 Benchmark area: Regional QLD community profile Compiled and presented in profile.id®. http://profile.id.com.au/tablelands Table of contents Estimated Resident Population (ERP) 1 Population highlights 2 About the areas 4 Five year age groups 7 Ancestry 10 Birthplace 13 Year of arrival in Australia 15 Proficiency in English 17 Language spoken at home 20 Religion 23 Qualifications 25 Highest level of schooling 27 Education institution attending 30 Need for assistance 33 Employment status 36 Industry sectors of employment 39 Occupations of employment 42 Method of travel to work 45 Volunteer work 47 Unpaid care 49 Individual income 51 Household income 53 Households summary 55 Household size 58 Dwelling type 61 Number of bedrooms per dwelling 63 Internet connection 65 Number of cars per household 67 Housing tenure 69 Housing loan repayments 71 Housing rental payments 73 SEIFA - disadvantage 74 About the community profile 75 Estimated Resident Population (ERP) The Estimated Resident Population is the OFFICIAL Tablelands Regional Council area population for [ERP]. [StartYear]. Populations are counted and estimated in various ways. The most comprehensive population count available in Australia is derived from the Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. However the Census count is NOT the official population of Tablelands Regional Council area. To provide a more accurate population figure which is updated more frequently than every five years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics also produces "Estimated Resident Population" (ERP) numbers for Tablelands Regional Council area. See data notes for a detailed explanation of different population types, how they are calculated and when to use each one. Page 3 of 77 Oops! There seems to be an error on this page. We have been notified and will rectify the problem as soon as possible. To continue your analysis, please return to the previous page. Page 4 of 77 About the area Location and boundaries The Tablelands Region is located in Far North Queensland, about 1,800 kilometres north of Brisbane, and 100 kilometres west of Cairns. The Tablelands Region is bounded by the Cook Shire in the north, the Cairns Region, the Cassowary Coast Region and the Hinchinbrook Shire in the east, the Charters Towers Region and the Etheridge Shire in the south, and the Carpentaria Shire in the west. Name origin Tablelands is named for the Atherton, Evelyn and Hann Tablelands encompassed in the Region. Important Population Land area Population density Statistics 43,733 6,500,839 0.01 2011 Usual residents hectares (65,008 persons per hectare Km2) Tablelands Regional Council area Legend Districts Tablelands Regional Council area Overlay area Map data ©2013 GBRMPA, Google - Terms of Use Report a map error Settlement history European settlement dates from the 1870s, with land used mainly for grazing, timber-getting, farming and mining. Many townships were established in the 1880s. Growth took place from the late 1800s through to the early 1900s, aided by the extension of the railway line from Cairns. More substantial growth took place from the 1960s, with the population of the Region increasing from about 23,000 in 1966 to about 29,000 in 1981. The population continued to increase from the 1980s, rising to about 37,000 in 1991, and then to 44,000 in 2011. Page 5 of 77 Land use Land use The Tablelands Region encompasses significant areas of national park and state forest, rural areas and growing urban areas. The Tablelands Region encompasses a total land area of about 65,000 square kilometres. The primary regional centres are Atherton and Mareeba, with other townships at Herberton, Kuranda and Malanda. Smaller villages include Chillagoe, Dimbulah, Julatten, Millaa Millaa, Mount Molloy, Ravenshoe, Tinaroo, Tolga and Yungaburra. Rural land is used mainly for crop farming, beef farming, dairy farming and mining, with some timber production and tourism. Transport The Tablelands Region is served by the Kennedy Highway, the Palmerston Highway and Maalan Road. Major features Major features of the Region include numerous National Parks (Barron Gorge, Bulleringa, Chillagoe-Mungana Caves, Crater Lakes, Davies Creek, Dinden, Forty Mile Scrub, Girringun, Hann Tableland, Hasties Swamp, Kinrara, Kirrama, Kuranda, Millstream Falls, Mount Hypipamee, Mowbray, Staaten River, Topaz Road, Tully Gorge and Wooroonooran), Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE (Atherton and Mareeba Campuses), Australian Agricultural College (Mareeba Centre for Sustainable Agriculture), Granite Gorge, Hallorans Hill Conservation Park, Mareeba Wetlands, Tolga Scrub, Cathedral Fig Tree, Curtain Fig Tree, Koombooloomba Dam, Quaids Dam, Tinaroo Dam, Lake Barrine, Lake Eacham, Barron Falls, Malanda Falls, Millaa Millaa Falls, Millstream Falls, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Australian Venom Zoo, Bat Reach, Birdworld Kuranda, Cairns Wildlife Safari Reserve, Kuranda Markets, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Dimbulah Railway Museum, Eacham Historical Museum, Herberton Historic Village, Herberton Mining Museum, Herberton Spy & Camera Museum, Innot Hot Springs Health and Leisure Park, Malanda Dairy Centre, Mareeba Heritage Museum, Mungalli Creek Dairy, Nerada Tea Visitors Centre, Ravenshoe Steam Railway, Tarzali Lakes Aquaculture Centre, The Chalet Rainforest Gallery, The Crystal Caves, The Hub Chillagoe, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Tolga Woodworks, de Brueys Boutique Wines, Golden Pride Wineries, Mt Uncle Distillery, several coffee farms and various state forests. Indigenous background The original inhabitants of the Tablelands Region were various Aboriginal tribes. Included areas The Tablelands Region includes the townships and localities of Almaden, Amber, Arbouin, Arriga, Atherton, Barrine, Barwidgi, Beatrice, Bellevue, Biboohra, Bolwarra, Bulleringa, Butchers Creek, Carrington, Chewko, Chillagoe, Crystalbrook, Danbulla, Desailly, Dimbulah, East Barron, Ellinjaa, Evelyn, Forty Mile, Fossilbrook, Gadgarra, Gamboola, Glen Allyn, Glen Russell, Glen Ruth, Groganville, Gunnawarra, Herberton, Highbury, Hurricane, Innot Hot Springs, Irvinebank, Jaggan, Julatten, Kaban, Kairi, Kalunga, Kirrama, Koah, Koombooloomba, Kuranda, Kureen, Lake Barrine, Lake Eacham, Lake Tinaroo, Lyndside, Maalan, Malanda, Mareeba, Middlebrook, Millaa Millaa, Millstream, Minbun, Minnamoolka, Mona Mona, Moomin, Moregatta, Mount Carbine, Mount Garnet, Mount Molloy, Mount Mulgrave, Mount Mulligan, Munderra, Mungalli, North Johnstone, Nychum, Paddys Green, Palmerston (part), Peeramon, Petford, Ravenshoe, Ravensworth, Red River, Rookwood, Silver Valley, Southedge, Speewah, Springfield, Staaten, Strathmore, Tarzali, Thornborough, Tinaroo, Tolga, Topaz, Tumoulin, Upper Barron, Wairuna, Walkamin, Watsonville, Wondecla, Wongabel, Wooroonooran (part), Wrotham and Yungaburra. Page 6 of 77 Five year age groups The Age Structure of Tablelands Regional Council area provides key insights into the level of demand for age based services and facilities such as child care. It is also an indicator of Tablelands Regional Council area's residential role and function and how it is likely to change in the future. Five year age groups present a classic age profile of the population. Each age group covers exactly five years, which enables direct comparison between each group. To get a more complete picture Tablelands Regional Council area's Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Household Types and Dwelling Types. Age structure - Five year age groups Tablelands Regional Council area 2011 2006 Change Five year age groups (years) Number % Regional QLD Number % Regional QLD 2006 to 2011 0 to 4 2,742 6.3 6.8 2,533 6.2 6.5 +209 5 to 9 2,904 6.6 6.7 2,873 7.0 7.0 +31 10 to 14 3,161 7.2 6.9 3,221 7.9 7.4 -60 15 to 19 2,761 6.3 6.7 2,552 6.2 6.7 +209 20 to 24 1,863 4.3 6.0 1,644 4.0 6.2 +219 25 to 29 1,964 4.5 6.3 1,727 4.2 5.9 +237 30 to 34 1,948 4.5 6.1 2,277 5.6 6.6 -329 35 to 39 2,675 6.1 6.8 2,677 6.5 7.1 -2 40 to 44 3,022 6.9 7.1 3,081 7.5 7.4 -59 45 to 49 3,187 7.3 7.1 3,124 7.6 7.4 +63 50 to 54 3,263 7.5 6.9 3,127 7.6 6.7 +136 55 to 59 3,272 7.5 6.2 3,048 7.5 6.5 +224 60 to 64 3,172 7.3 6.0 2,768 6.8 5.2 +404 65 to 69 2,692 6.2 4.7 2,068 5.1 4.1 +624 70 to 74 2,018 4.6 3.5 1,557 3.8 3.2 +461 75 to 79 1,368 3.1 2.6 1,217 3.0 2.7 +151 80 to 84 968 2.2 1.9 783 1.9 1.9 +185 85 and over 753 1.7 1.7 625 1.5 1.5 +128 Total 43,733 100.0 100.0 40,902 100.0 100.0 +2,831 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts. Page 7 of 77 Five year age structure, 2011 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data) Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts. Change in five year age structure, 2006 to 2011 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data) Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts. Page 8 of 77 Dominant groups Analysis of the five year age groups of Tablelands Regional Council area in 2011 compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (under 15) and a higher proportion of people in the older age groups (65+). Overall, 20.1% of the population was aged between 0 and 15, and 17.8% were aged 65 years and over, compared with 20.4% and 14.4% respectively for Regional QLD.