National Regional Profile: Adelaide (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 405   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
545 664
548 523
550 895
554 367
559 924
Femalesno.
569 339
573 236
576 318
580 212
586 195
Personsno.
1 115 003
1 121 759
1 127 213
1 134 579
1 146 119
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
18.3
18.1
17.9
17.7
17.6
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.8
14.0
14.1
14.3
14.3
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.1
13.9
13.7
13.5
13.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.0
14.8
14.7
14.5
14.4
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.1
10.4
10.7
11.0
11.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.5
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
627.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.2
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
11.4
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
25.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
15.9
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
50.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
11.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
20.6
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.1
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.5
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
430 781
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
297 109
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
101 511
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
34 039
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
13.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
31.8
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
99.1
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
94.1
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
3.6
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
2.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
19.3
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
19.6
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
12.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
59.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
12 744
12 699
12 324
12 868
13 258
Total fertility raterate
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.6
Deathsno.
8 753
8 862
8 487
8 697
8 695
Standardised death raterate
6.6
6.5
6.3
6.2
6.0