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

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
2 393
2 863
3 145
3 316
3 513
Females no.
2 511
2 993
3 291
3 535
3 755
Persons no.
4 904
5 856
6 436
6 851
7 268

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
16.3
16.6
17.0
16.9
16.6
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
40.2
37.9
36.9
36.0
35.3
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
18.6
18.7
18.8
18.8
18.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
11.0
11.5
11.2
11.5
11.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
8.9
9.4
9.9
9.8
9.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
3.4
3.7
3.9
4.2
4.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.8
2.1
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.8
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
825.9

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
2.0
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
2.7
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
4.6
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.4
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
2.0
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
1.1
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
1.2
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
1.9
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
1.9
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
16.5
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
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 %
-
-
9.3
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
22.2
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
11.5
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
17.0
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
14.2
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
12.5
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
5.1
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
6.7
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
1.4
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
1 687
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
537
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
85
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
1 236
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
41.2
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
81.1
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY 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 %
-
-
18.0
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
8.4
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
0.8
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
6.5
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
81.6
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
60
86
88
113
106
Total fertility rate rate
1.3
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
Deaths no.
15
11
9
11
15
Standardised death rate rate
10.0
7.8
8.5
6.1
5.8