Bounded localities Refers to all population clusters of 200 to 999 people. Child dependency see dependency ratio. Dairy farms Properties which have a high proportion of their total output in the dairy industry. Dependent children Children under 15 years of age, including adopted or foster children. Dependency ratio Sometimes also referred to as age-dependency ratio, this refers to the ratio of the economically dependant part of the population to the productive part.
Elderly dependency see dependency ratio.
Elderly population Population aged 65 years and older. Emigration Refers to international migration, and describes the process of leaving one country to take up residence in another. Employed persons People aged 15 years and over, who during the week before census night, worked for payment or profit or as unpaid workers in a family business, or who had a job from which they were on leave or otherwise temporarily absent. This refers to the difference between total cash receipts of the farm business, and total cash costs incurred by the farm business. This does not include depreciation, change in trading stocks, or payments to family members and business partners for labour on the farm.