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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 916
2 916
2 916
2 919
2 917
Femalesno.
3 054
3 075
3 100
3 029
3 003
Personsno.
5 970
5 991
6 016
5 948
5 920
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
23.6
23.3
22.5
22.0
21.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
15.1
15.0
15.3
15.6
16.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
19.9
19.0
18.4
18.2
17.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.9
18.4
18.4
17.9
17.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.7
12.6
12.8
13.1
13.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
6.6
7.2
7.6
8.2
8.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.7
3.0
3.0
2.8
2.9
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.8
2.0
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
3 038.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.0
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.7
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
6.1
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
4.6
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
4.7
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
29.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
27.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
60.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
13.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
27.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
21.1
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.1
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 992
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 551
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
700
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
170
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
16.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
40.7
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%
-
-
-
-
18.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.8
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
8.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
78.8
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
90
112
83
92
99
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
Deathsno.
5
11
7
9
15
Standardised death raterate
4.2
3.5
2.9
3.2
3.5