National Regional Profile: Nicholls (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805406279   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
3 078
3 341
3 461
3 478
3 572
Femalesno.
3 203
3 436
3 524
3 539
3 623
Personsno.
6 281
6 777
6 985
7 017
7 195
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
26.8
26.5
26.1
25.8
25.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
12.4
12.0
12.0
12.4
12.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.0
14.7
13.4
12.4
11.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
19.4
19.7
19.5
19.3
18.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.6
15.3
16.0
16.1
16.4
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
6.5
7.3
7.9
8.8
9.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
3.1
3.4
3.8
3.9
4.0
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 073.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.1
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
25.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
22.7
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
61.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
19.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
27.8
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
21.1
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
2 185
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 972
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
1 015
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
118
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
14.6
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
44.3
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%
-
-
-
-
21.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
27.2
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.6
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
9.4
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
86.3
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
91
102
92
103
96
Total fertility raterate
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.8
Deathsno.
3
11
10
14
9
Standardised death raterate
2.5
3.0
2.8
3.9
3.4