Donald

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20404
People 1,693
Male 840
Female 853
Median age 48
Families 439
Average children per family 2.1
All private dwellings 809
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $739
Median monthly mortgage repayments $867
Median weekly rent $110
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.1

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Total 1,693 -- 5,354,042 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 840 49.6 2,632,619 49.2 10,634,013 49.4
Female 853 50.4 2,721,423 50.8 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 17 1.0 37,990 0.7 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,693 people in Donald of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

Age
People
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 90 5.3 344,733 6.4 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 103 6.1 326,121 6.1 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 136 8.0 327,939 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 109 6.4 345,339 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 47 2.8 375,108 7.0 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 54 3.2 388,669 7.3 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 75 4.4 372,214 7.0 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 69 4.1 383,415 7.2 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 93 5.5 391,197 7.3 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 122 7.2 372,367 7.0 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 126 7.4 354,110 6.6 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 126 7.4 317,438 5.9 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 135 8.0 293,812 5.5 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 104 6.1 224,911 4.2 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 92 5.4 177,316 3.3 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 72 4.3 140,338 2.6 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 72 4.3 114,020 2.1 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 69 4.1 104,995 2.0 402,681 1.9
Median age 48 -- 37 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Donald was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.3% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 761 55.5 2,136,928 49.1 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 39 2.8 125,441 2.9 529,280 3.0
Divorced 88 6.4 339,497 7.8 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 149 10.9 242,620 5.6 949,634 5.5
Never married 333 24.3 1,510,759 34.7 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Donald aged 15 years and over, 55.5% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 56 -- 50 -- 50 --
Separated 56 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 59 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 81 -- 78 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Donald was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 692 55.4 1,948,522 49.4 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 86 6.9 341,315 8.7 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 472 37.8 1,653,820 41.9 6,413,399 41.3

In Donald, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.9% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 56 -- 50 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 38 -- 35 -- 35 --
Not married 47 -- 32 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Donald was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

Education Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 35 7.9 89,819 5.6 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 100 22.6 271,996 16.8 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 40 9.0 93,173 5.8 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 45,848 2.8 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 126 28.5 193,776 12.0 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 0 0.0 82,226 5.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 0 0.0 69,464 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 13 2.9 117,953 7.3 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 20 4.5 246,550 15.2 932,524 14.3
Other 6 1.4 50,269 3.1 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 102 23.1 356,483 22.0 1,511,694 23.2
Total 442 -- 1,617,557 -- 6,503,580 --

In Donald 26.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.9% were in primary school, 28.3% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 770 34.4 1,606,233 23.3 7,098,486 25.4
English 694 31.0 1,614,911 23.5 7,238,533 25.9
Irish 245 10.9 522,025 7.6 2,087,758 7.5
Scottish 239 10.7 436,976 6.4 1,792,622 6.4
German 69 3.1 183,700 2.7 898,674 3.2

The most common ancestries in Donald were Australian 34.4%, English 31.0%, Irish 10.9%, Scottish 10.7% and German 3.1%.

Country of birth Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,539 91.0 3,670,933 68.6 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
India 19 1.1 111,786 2.1 295,362 1.4
England 18 1.1 172,070 3.2 911,593 4.2
Philippines 14 0.8 38,004 0.7 171,234 0.8
New Zealand 8 0.5 80,237 1.5 483,398 2.2
Scotland 7 0.4 29,804 0.6 133,432 0.6

In Donald, 91.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 1.1%, England 1.1%, Philippines 0.8%, New Zealand 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 118 7.3 1,911,658 38.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 58 3.6 343,515 6.9 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 36 2.2 230,297 4.6 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,412 86.9 2,528,189 50.4 10,757,087 53.7

In Donald, 86.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Uniting Church 453 26.7 250,938 4.7 1,065,795 5.0
Catholic 425 25.1 1,428,758 26.7 5,439,268 25.3
No Religion 317 18.7 1,283,881 24.0 4,796,787 22.3
Anglican 250 14.8 656,706 12.3 3,679,907 17.1
Baptist 52 3.1 77,856 1.5 352,497 1.6

The most common responses for religion in Donald were Uniting Church 26.7%, Catholic 25.1%, No Religion 18.7%, Anglican 14.8% and Baptist 3.1%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Malayalam 11 0.7 9,352 0.2 25,111 0.1
Filipino 9 0.5 14,526 0.3 55,400 0.3
Mandarin 9 0.5 103,743 1.9 336,410 1.6
Vietnamese 5 0.3 86,592 1.6 233,390 1.1
Russian 4 0.2 16,504 0.3 44,058 0.2
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only spoken at home 1,609 95.1 3,874,861 72.4 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 22 3.2 500,123 25.7 1,579,949 20.4

In Donald 95.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Malayalam 0.7%, Filipino 0.5%, Mandarin 0.5%, Vietnamese 0.3% and Russian 0.2%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 416 57.5 1,583,266 59.2 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 231 32.0 791,836 29.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 59 8.2 155,530 5.8 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 17 2.4 144,844 5.4 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 723 -- 2,675,476 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 723 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Donald. Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 32.0% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 92 13.1 289,746 11.4 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 74 10.5 245,456 9.7 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 60 8.5 256,634 10.1 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 70 9.9 445,919 17.6 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 349 49.6 1,137,351 44.9 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Donald, 13.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.6% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 47 -- 40 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 46 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Donald was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Managers 178 25.3 332,929 13.2 1,293,970 12.9
Labourers 104 14.8 227,185 9.0 947,608 9.4
Technicians and Trades Workers 91 12.9 350,758 13.9 1,425,146 14.2
Professionals 88 12.5 564,781 22.3 2,145,442 21.3
Community and Personal Service Workers 62 8.8 234,381 9.3 971,897 9.7
Machinery Operators And Drivers 62 8.8 154,543 6.1 659,551 6.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers 58 8.2 364,498 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Sales Workers 49 7.0 245,334 9.7 942,140 9.4

The most common occupations in Donald included Managers 25.3%, Labourers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Professionals 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2% and Sales Workers 7.0%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 115 16.4 23,883 0.9 120,143 1.2
School Education 56 8.0 111,140 4.4 467,373 4.6
Local Government Administration 33 4.7 35,287 1.4 136,792 1.4
Hospitals 33 4.7 99,286 3.9 361,011 3.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 27 3.8 59,698 2.4 235,773 2.3

Of the employed people in Donald, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 16.4%, School Education 8.0%, Local Government Administration 4.7%, Hospitals 4.7% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 411 -- 561 -- 577 --
Family 1,002 -- 1,460 -- 1,481 --
Household 739 -- 1,216 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Donald was $411.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 409 58.1 1,554,490 61.4 6,059,972 60.2
Walked only 87 12.4 83,524 3.3 377,043 3.7
Car, as passenger 26 3.7 116,098 4.6 537,638 5.3
Bicycle 13 1.8 30,912 1.2 103,914 1.0
Truck 8 1.1 20,121 0.8 104,746 1.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport 12 1.7 281,130 11.1 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 436 62.1 1,675,663 66.2 6,620,840 65.8

In Donald, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.1%, Walked only 12.4%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Bicycle 1.8% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 1.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 993 72.5 3,017,919 69.3 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 337 24.6 1,187,433 27.3 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 206 15.0 490,097 11.3 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 550 40.1 772,444 17.7 3,090,874 17.8

In Donald, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 40.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 259 18.9 1,007,118 23.1 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 314 22.9 1,085,136 24.9 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 176 12.8 501,575 11.5 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 247 18.0 424,094 9.7 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Donald, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 230 52.3 518,535 36.7 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 167 38.0 651,071 46.0 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 43 9.8 218,930 15.5 901,637 15.9
Other family 0 0.0 26,027 1.8 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Donald, 38.0% were couple families with children, 52.3% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 20.8 -- 17.2 -- 17.6
Female -- 79.2 -- 82.8 -- 82.4

In Donald 20.8% of single parents were male and 79.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,031 -- 2,046 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,512 -- 2,242 -- 2,310 --

In Donald, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,512 and those without children was $1,031.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 71 17.8 245,136 21.0 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 15 3.8 44,125 3.8 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 87 21.9 262,686 22.5 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 42 10.6 191,291 16.4 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 31 7.8 64,087 5.5 251,191 5.4
Both not working 102 25.6 222,472 19.0 899,598 19.2
Other 30 7.5 71,967 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 20 5.0 67,841 5.8 314,529 6.7

In Donald, of couple families with children, 17.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 21.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 688 86.9 1,944,690 88.7 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 104 13.1 246,742 11.3 934,470 10.7

In Donald, 86.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.1% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 638 92.6 1,495,970 76.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 38 5.5 185,737 9.6 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 4 0.6 250,493 12.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 9 1.3 11,692 0.6 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Donald, 92.6% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 3 0.4 8,768 0.5 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 30 4.3 89,807 4.6 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 109 15.8 370,995 19.1 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 385 55.8 917,911 47.2 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 149 21.6 521,664 26.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 14 2.0 35,543 1.8 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Donald, of occupied private dwellings 4.3% had 1 bedroom, 15.8% had 2 bedrooms and 55.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 356 51.7 665,416 34.2 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 172 25.0 697,533 35.9 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 131 19.0 515,586 26.5 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 10 1.5 14,619 0.8 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 19 2.8 51,535 2.7 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Donald, 51.7% were owned outright, 25.0% were owned with a mortgage and 19.0% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 440 64.0 1,385,188 71.2 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 219 31.8 476,869 24.5 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 29 4.2 82,630 4.2 321,007 4.1

In Donald, of all households, 64.0% were family households, 31.8% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

Household income Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 39.3 -- 23.8 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 1.6 -- 10.4 -- 11.2

In Donald, 39.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 110 -- 277 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.1 -- 90.9 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 2.9 -- 9.1 -- 10.4

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 867 -- 1,700 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 97.0 -- 89.9 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 3.0 -- 10.1 -- 9.9

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 40 5.8 164,030 8.4 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 242 35.2 673,937 34.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 252 36.6 720,287 37.0 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 129 18.8 327,268 16.8 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 25 3.6 59,167 3.0 234,292 3.0

In Donald, 35.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 14 -- 37,990 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 6 42.9 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 8 57.1 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 35 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Donald, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 42.9%) were male and 8 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 35 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 500 -- 962 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Donald, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

Mortgage and rent Donald % Donald Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Donald, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.