National Regional Profile: Dickson (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805051889   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
910
921
967
1 005
1 017
Femalesno.
950
953
985
1 007
1 011
Personsno.
1 860
1 874
1 952
2 012
2 028
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
15.5
15.1
14.8
14.0
13.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.1
16.8
16.6
16.9
17.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
19.8
19.2
19.7
20.4
21.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.7
15.2
15.3
15.2
14.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
10.8
11.1
11.3
11.0
11.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
8.3
7.3
7.2
7.8
8.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
8.4
8.9
8.6
8.1
7.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
5.6
5.7
6.0
6.0
5.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 286.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
25.9
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
17.4
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
66.2
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
13.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
38.6
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
6.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.5
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
812
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
451
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
129
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%
-
-
-
-
22.1
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
40.8
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%
-
-
-
-
27.9
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
15.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.9
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
66.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
25
26
17
17
27
Total fertility raterate
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.2
Deathsno.
9
12
10
8
11
Standardised death raterate
7.0
7.2
5.7
5.4
5.0