Here is some material and links that might help you with your demographic research

Technical support for users of our various Community Planning Tools. While all our Tools come with user notes or help pages, these references might be of use.

Current Populations of all Local Councils or Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Australia are given for 2001 and 2006, with their growth rate, just in case you want to look it up.

Links to relevant ABS sites and other related sites are here.