Gladstone – LGA profile

The local government authority, Gladstone Regional Council, manages an area approximately 10,480 sq kilometres with a population of 57,587 (end of 2008). The region’s rate of population growth exceeded the Queensland average over the five years to 2006 with an average annual growth rate of 3.1% since 2001, compared to Queensland’s 2.4% over the same period. This trend is expected to continue with the region’s population anticipated to grow to around 90,000 by 2031 under a low growth scenario and as high as 115,000 under a high growth scenario.

The Gladstone Regional Council via their website offer an easy access to the Gladstone Region Council Community Profile which includes results from the 2006, 2001, 1996 and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing.

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