1380.0.55.009 - Perspectives on Regional Australia: Comparing Census Night and Usual Resident Populations in Local Government Areas, 2011  
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    HIGH CENSUS NIGHT RATIOS, WESTERN AUSTRALIA: ASHBURTON



CENSUS NIGHT AND USUAL RESIDENT POPULATIONS, by Age and Sex, Ashburton, Western Australia, 2011

Age Ranges
Number of Males
Number of Females
Census Night
Usual Residents
Census Night
Usual Residents

0-4 years
344
357
346
360
5-9 years
298
299
300
302
10-14 years
260
260
200
209
15-19 years
172
154
130
130
20-24 years
739
475
353
276
25-29 years
1 369
853
560
435
30-34 years
1 188
748
478
395
35-39 years
1 240
770
397
347
40-44 years
1 284
783
359
309
45-49 years
1 118
649
308
218
50-54 years
921
530
323
218
55-59 years
698
353
284
157
60-64 years
477
201
232
61
65-69 years
236
65
144
34
70-74 years
121
19
71
14
75-79 years
42
4
33
8
80-84 years
7
0
15
6
85+ years
6
3
5
0

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2011.


The Census Night ratio for Ashburton was 151. Not only did Ashburton have a high proportion of males in the usual resident population (65%), males were also disproportionately represented in the Census Night population. In Ashburton, males had a Census Night ratio of 161, while females had a Census Night ratio of 130.


CENSUS NIGHT AND USUAL RESIDENT POPULATIONS, by Age and Sex, Ashburton, Western Australia, 2011

Chart: Census Night and Usual Resident populations, by Age and Sex, Ashburton, Western Australia, 2011
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2011.