National Regional Profile: Coopers Plains (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305111154   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 003
2 044
2 083
2 153
2 183
Femalesno.
2 102
2 097
2 091
2 086
2 083
Personsno.
4 105
4 141
4 174
4 239
4 266
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
17.9
17.8
17.9
18.0
18.0
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.1
16.4
16.6
16.3
16.3
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.7
16.4
16.8
17.3
17.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
13.8
13.8
14.1
14.4
14.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.2
12.2
11.5
11.4
11.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.9
10.8
10.5
9.8
9.8
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.0
6.8
7.2
7.3
7.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.3
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 084.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.0
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
4.7
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.3
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.7
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
4.9
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
33.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
25.5
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
53.1
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
7.7
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
17.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
12.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 436
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 001
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
343
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
125
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
15.0
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
30.6
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%
-
-
-
-
21.3
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
19.4
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.8
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
62.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
43
46
51
52
64
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.7
Deathsno.
29
19
24
24
8
Standardised death raterate
5.9
6.0
6.1
5.6
4.6