National Regional Profile: Sheldon-Mt Cotton (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305506267   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 311
2 363
2 431
2 476
2 489
Femalesno.
2 228
2 315
2 433
2 498
2 527
Personsno.
4 539
4 678
4 864
4 974
5 016
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
24.8
24.7
24.8
24.4
24.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.1
13.0
13.0
13.0
13.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.5
14.0
13.4
12.9
12.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
16.9
17.4
17.9
18.2
18.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
15.1
14.6
14.1
14.1
14.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.9
10.4
10.9
11.2
11.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.3
4.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
76.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.9
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.9
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
10.6
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
18.7
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
3.5
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
53.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
14.3
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
18.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.1
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.0
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.4
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 505
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 383
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
648
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
94
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
13.1
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
39.4
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
54.8
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
45.2
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
20.3
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
28.8
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
9.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
80.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
75
84
76
68
72
Total fertility raterate
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
Deathsno.
8
15
10
7
7
Standardised death raterate
3.0
4.3
4.7
4.4
3.1