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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
836
840
844
847
852
Femalesno.
805
811
785
780
774
Personsno.
1 641
1 651
1 629
1 627
1 626
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
26.7
24.8
23.0
21.3
19.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.9
17.9
19.0
19.9
21.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
9.7
9.3
9.0
9.1
9.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.2
16.9
16.0
14.8
14.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
18.7
19.8
21.6
22.5
22.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
6.5
7.8
8.2
8.7
9.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.3
2.4
2.0
3.0
2.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.7
1.1
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 249.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.0
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.3
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
18.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
8.1
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
55.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
16.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
25.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
18.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
2.3
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
479
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
443
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
219
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
32
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
25.4
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%
-
-
-
-
24.1
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
9.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
89.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
14
8
16
13
15
Total fertility raterate
1.5
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.8
Deathsno.
0
0
3
0
0
Standardised death raterate
0.0
1.2
1.7
0.0
0.0