National Regional Profile: Ashburton (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 540100250   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
3 215
3 269
3 516
3 668
3 737
Femalesno.
2 683
2 688
2 729
2 747
2 772
Personsno.
5 898
5 957
6 245
6 415
6 509
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.3
27.9
27.5
27.3
27.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.3
11.3
11.1
10.9
10.4
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
21.5
21.5
21.8
21.9
22.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
20.7
20.1
19.5
18.9
18.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
11.5
12.2
13.3
13.8
13.8
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
4.7
4.9
5.1
5.5
5.8
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.5
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
10.7
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
6.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
17.4
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
7.3
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
56.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
11.1
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
24.2
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
24.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.7
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 775
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 368
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
744
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
63
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
23.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
65.6
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
100.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
71.2
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
20.7
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
8.1
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
25.3
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
33.9
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.2
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
67.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
100
97
118
126
156
Total fertility raterate
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.2
2.6
Deathsno.
6
7
14
13
16
Standardised death raterate
5.9
5.4
5.5
6.9
8.5