National Regional Profile: Macquarie (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805105679   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 184
1 210
1 195
1 256
1 246
Femalesno.
1 242
1 242
1 245
1 255
1 249
Personsno.
2 426
2 452
2 440
2 511
2 495
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
17.9
17.6
17.7
18.1
18.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
14.3
15.0
15.5
15.5
15.6
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.8
16.4
16.3
15.7
15.4
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.5
14.3
14.9
15.7
15.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
11.8
12.1
11.7
11.5
11.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
12.9
12.6
11.9
11.3
11.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.3
7.3
7.6
7.8
7.8
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
3.6
3.6
3.7
3.7
3.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.9
0.9
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 467.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.1
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
27.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
19.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
64.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
12.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
34.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
20.1
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
916
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
622
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
220
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
81
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
16.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
31.5
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%
-
-
-
-
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%
-
-
-
-
27.1
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
20.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
12.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
69.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
32
34
34
34
31
Total fertility raterate
1.2
1.4
1.7
1.8
1.8
Deathsno.
11
12
7
12
11
Standardised death raterate
5.0
4.8
4.6
4.7
4.6