National Regional Profile: Perth (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 505   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
700 518
713 028
727 151
741 325
759 520
Femalesno.
713 207
722 774
733 320
744 800
759 990
Personsno.
1 413 725
1 435 802
1 460 471
1 486 125
1 519 510
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
19.8
19.6
19.4
19.2
19.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
15.0
15.0
15.0
15.1
15.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.7
14.6
14.4
14.3
14.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.3
15.2
15.1
15.1
15.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.3
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.6
9.9
10.2
10.5
10.7
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
6.1
6.2
6.2
6.2
6.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.1
4.1
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
282.1
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)%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
15.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
4.7
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
33.7
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
14.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
54.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
11.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
20.6
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.0
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
15.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
9.7
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.5
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
528 537
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
381 644
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
143 294
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
39 442
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
17.0
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
39.6
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
96.8
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
3.2
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
86.9
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
3.6
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
16.7
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.5
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.8
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.1
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
67.0
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
16 837
17 526
18 125
18 874
20 102
Total fertility raterate
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
Deathsno.
8 275
8 227
8 223
8 287
8 425
Standardised death raterate
6.2
6.1
6.0
5.8
5.7