National Regional Profile: Karana Downs-Lake Manchester (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305071306   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 632
2 710
2 796
2 905
2 977
Femalesno.
2 677
2 736
2 811
2 892
2 948
Personsno.
5 309
5 446
5 607
5 797
5 925
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
25.3
24.8
24.3
24.1
24.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.1
13.1
13.3
13.3
13.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
12.8
13.3
13.6
13.5
13.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
19.1
18.4
18.0
18.1
17.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
16.2
16.2
16.3
15.9
16.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
8.8
9.4
9.5
9.9
10.0
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
3.4
3.5
3.7
3.8
3.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
32.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
10.6
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
20.3
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
3.5
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
58.8
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
14.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
25.5
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.3
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
3.6
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 856
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 665
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
817
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
137
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
13.6
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
41.7
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%
-
-
-
-
85.5
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
14.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
22.5
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
30.7
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
84.3
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
73
80
91
96
97
Total fertility raterate
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.3
Deathsno.
6
9
18
19
7
Standardised death raterate
4.4
3.7
4.4
6.1
5.7