Population and housing fact sheet May 2009

Counc
Central Highlands
Roma Regional Council Regional Council

• The preliminary estimated resident

population of Roma Regional Council at 30 Banana
June 2008 was 13,145 people, an increase Shire Council
of 25 people or 0.2 per cent over the year.
This compares with an increase of 50
people or 0.4 per cent in the year to June Murweh
2007. Shire Mitchell
(
Roma
• In the year to June 2007 natural increase Council (
(
Dalby
Yuleba
(births minus deaths) accounted for an Roma Regional
increase of 102 people while assumed net Regional Council Council
(
migration resulted in a loss of 52 people. Surat

• Projections prepared by the department indicate that by Paroo

2016 the expected population of Roma Regional Council will Shire
be between 13,390 and 14,600 people. By 2031 this is Council Balonne
expected to change to between 13,740 and 16,530 people
Shire Council
(low and high series).
• The median age of Roma Regional Council's population is
projected to increase by 2 years from a median age of 35 Components of population change
years in 2006 up to a median age of 37 years in 2031. 200
150
• Dwelling activity decreased in Roma Regional Council in the 100
People

year ending December 2008 with 36 approvals, all of them 50

for separate houses. Compared to 49 approvals in the 0
previous year, these figures represent a decrease of 26.5 per -50
cent in dwelling activity. -100

04

05
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06
03

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Year to 30 June
Natural increase Assumed net migration
Population trends
Annual population change Estimated resident population
Year at Est. resident 13,500
30-Jun population Year to Natural Assumed net Annual change 13,000
12,500
2001 12,610 30-Jun increase migration Total Per cent
People

12,000
2002 12,666 2002 86 -30 56 0.4% 11,500
2003 12,751 2003 95 -10 85 0.7% 11,000
10,500
2004 12,806 2004 100 -45 55 0.4%
10,000
2005 12,896 2005 84 6 90 0.7%
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2006 13,070 2006 124 50 174 1.3%

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20
20

20

20

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2007r 13,120 2007 102 -52 50 0.4% Year at 30 June

2008p 13,145 2008 n.a. n.a. 25 0.2%
p = preliminary r = revised Population projections
17,000
Population projections 16,000

Five Average 15,000

People

14,000
Projected population years to annual change
13,000
Low Medium High 30-Jun (medium series)
12,000
2011 13,309 13,521 13,808 2011 0.7%
11,000
2016 13,390 13,918 14,594 2016 0.6%
10,000
2021 13,718 14,438 15,457 2021 0.7% 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031
2026 13,851 14,714 16,076 2026 0.4%
Low Medium High
2031 13,741 14,791 16,521 2031 0.1%
Population by age group, Roma Regional Council Population by age group, Queensland

Age group Median Age group Median

0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+ age 0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+ age
2006 3,052 1,624 3,757 3,142 1,524 35 2006 834,591 578,170 1,171,154 1,014,106 493,525 36
23.3% 12.4% 28.7% 24.0% 11.6% 20.4% 14.1% 28.6% 24.8% 12.1%
2031 2,794 1,878 4,502 3,485 2,127 37 2031 1,109,855 756,601 1,599,186 1,533,624 1,274,599 41
* 18.9% 12.7% 30.4% 23.6% 14.4% ^ 17.7% 12.1% 25.5% 24.4% 20.3%
* Medium series ^ Medium series
Average household size
Age distribution, Roma Regional Council, 2006
Average household size
and 2031
35% Roma Qld
30% 1996 2001 2006 2006
25% Separate house 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8
20%
Semi-detached, flats, etc 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.8
15%
10% Other dwellings inc caravans 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8
5%
0% All occupied private dwellings 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
2006 2031 More detail on these topics available from the
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December Houses Other Total
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2008 36 0 36
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Dec Qtr 2008 6 0 6 Sources for the population and housing fact sheet:
ABS Cat Nos 3201.3, 3218.0, 3235.3. ABS unpublished births and
deaths data. ABS unpublished dwelling approvals data. ABS Census
of Population and Housing 1996, 2001 and 2006. QDIP Queensland’s
Dwelling approvals future population 2008 edition. Queensland government population
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projections 2008. Copyright 2008 Planning Information and
Forecasting Unit, QDIP, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Number of approvals

50
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