Statistics and Facts
| Proclaimed a City |
1904 |
| Location |
Queensland, South East |
| Area: |
1,090 km² |
| Estimated resident population: |
163,000 (as at 2009, OESR) |
| Projected resident population: |
435,000 by the year 2031 (as at 2009, OESR) |
| Persons aged 14 years and under: |
39,000, 24% of total area pop. (as at 2009, OESR) |
| Persons aged 65 years and over: |
16,000, 10% of total area pop. (as at 2009, OESR) |
| Median age: |
33 years (as at 2006, ABS) |
| Major industries: |
Manufacturing (18% of regions employed labour, OESR) Health Care and Social Assistance (11%) Retail Trade (11%) |
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