National Regional Profile: City (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 007
1 110
1 185
1 194
1 228
Femalesno.
718
802
861
876
903
Personsno.
1 725
1 912
2 046
2 070
2 131
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
10.3
9.5
9.0
8.2
6.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
15.0
15.5
15.9
16.8
18.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
22.5
22.0
22.1
22.6
22.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.7
14.5
14.3
14.0
14.3
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
17.4
17.5
17.1
16.1
15.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.9
12.3
13.5
13.9
14.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
4.6
5.3
4.9
4.9
4.9
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
3.0
2.7
2.6
3.0
3.2
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 002.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.9
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
4.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
10.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
22.7
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
8.1
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
63.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
16.7
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
29.6
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.2
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
4.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
5.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
763
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
446
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
80
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
30
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
38.3
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
71.1
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
0.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
22.4
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.5
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
67.3
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
30
15
15
21
52
Total fertility raterate
2.2
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.9
Deathsno.
13
8
13
51
9
Standardised death raterate
9.3
7.3
8.5
16.7
16.6