National Regional Profile: Douglas (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 862
2 042
2 373
2 830
3 107
Femalesno.
1 949
2 153
2 507
2 996
3 297
Personsno.
3 811
4 195
4 880
5 826
6 404
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
16.1
16.1
16.2
16.7
17.0
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
42.5
41.8
40.3
38.2
37.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
17.4
17.9
18.4
18.5
18.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
10.9
10.6
10.9
11.3
11.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
8.7
8.6
8.9
9.5
9.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.7
4.0
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
725.5
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)%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.5
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
16.4
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
8.7
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
48.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
9.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
22.0
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.2
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
12.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
6.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 690
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 236
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
540
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
82
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
41.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
78.4
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
100.0
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%
-
-
-
-
23.4
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
17.9
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
6.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
81.6
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
37
61
60
86
88
Total fertility raterate
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.5
1.4
Deathsno.
12
3
15
11
9
Standardised death raterate
7.5
7.0
9.9
7.6
8.4