Charters Towers Regional Council

Market characteristics

Charters Towers Regional Council has a lower proportion of households in the medium to high income category compared to Queensland.

The people who live in an area are one of the most important resources that an economy draws upon, both as a market that consumes goods and services and as a source of labour.

This table provides an overview of Charters Towers Regional Council's population demographics, and how their characteristics compare to those of the broader region.

More detailed information about Charters Towers Regional Council's resident population, including neighbourhood profiles, can be found in the Community Profile.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 and 2016 – by usual residence

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Market characteristics
Charters Towers Regional Council20162011Change
NameNumber%. QueenslandNumber%. Queensland2016 - 2011
Population summary--------------
Total residents11,876100.0100.012,169100.0100.0-293
Males5,88549.549.46,09750.149.6-212
Females5,99250.450.66,07249.950.4-80
Age structure--------------
0 - 14 years2,54821.419.42,76522.720.2-217
15 - 24 years1,44612.213.01,46812.113.6-22
25 - 54 years4,12634.740.54,51737.141.5-391
55 - 64 Years1,55913.111.81,53512.611.6+24
65 years and over2,20218.515.31,88415.513.1+318
Education institute attending--------------
Primary school1,1159.48.51,1549.58.8-39
Secondary school1,0769.16.39067.46.0+170
TAFE1231.01.61941.61.8-71
University1371.24.51090.94.0+28
Diversity--------------
Total overseas born6595.521.67235.920.5-64
Speaks language other than English at home2742.311.82392.09.7+35
Speaks another language, and English not well or not at all140.11.8240.21.4-10
Qualifications--------------
Bachelor or higher degree7978.618.37347.815.9+63
Advanced Diploma or Diploma4705.08.73784.07.5+92
Certificate level1,85219.921.31,68017.919.9+172
No qualification4,86052.140.95,39557.445.8-535
Household income--------------
Nill to $6491,12023.917.6--------
$650 to $1,4991,52032.530.4--------
$1,500 to $2,44977916.622.3--------
$2,500 or more 53411.419.2--------
Housing tenure--------------
Owned1,82736.327.41,78037.228.4+47
Purchasing1,20223.931.41,26326.432.6-61
Renting1,30525.932.21,29026.932.0+15
Dwelling structure--------------
Separate house4,93085.273.64,74485.975.7+186
Medium house3035.215.72714.915.2+32
High density0--7.80--6.5--

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions). Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics,

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