National Regional Profile: Spence (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805107659   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 401
1 387
1 372
1 363
1 360
Femalesno.
1 381
1 366
1 346
1 345
1 329
Personsno.
2 782
2 753
2 718
2 708
2 689
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
21.3
21.1
21.1
20.8
21.0
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.1
15.8
15.2
14.8
14.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.7
15.1
15.5
15.8
16.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
13.0
12.8
12.7
13.3
13.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
18.2
17.0
16.0
14.7
13.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.7
11.8
12.8
13.3
13.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
4.1
4.1
4.4
4.8
5.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.6
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.0
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 766.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.4
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.7
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
17.6
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
10.0
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
57.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
11.7
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
23.8
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.4
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
21.8
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
3.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
908
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
742
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
289
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
87
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
11.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
28.2
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%
-
-
-
-
24.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.6
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.5
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%
-
-
-
-
76.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
37
38
27
39
44
Total fertility raterate
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.8
Deathsno.
6
3
3
9
10
Standardised death raterate
5.0
4.4
2.5
3.1
4.4