National Regional Profile: Gunn-Palmerston City (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
830
952
1 050
1 177
1 304
Femalesno.
787
895
984
1 102
1 220
Personsno.
1 617
1 847
2 034
2 279
2 524
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.8
29.8
30.6
30.6
30.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.7
13.2
13.6
13.7
13.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
24.3
24.8
24.7
24.1
23.4
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
16.8
16.5
16.2
16.3
17.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
9.9
9.3
9.1
9.0
8.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
4.0
4.3
4.6
4.7
5.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.5
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 231.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
5.7
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.2
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.4
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.2
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
13.4
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
6.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
57.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
12.3
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
13.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.1
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
18.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.8
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
672
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
590
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
332
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%
-
-
-
-
37.7
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
77.0
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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
100.0
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%
-
-
-
-
15.1
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
35.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.8
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.2
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
83.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
40
48
39
51
64
Total fertility raterate
1.4
2.3
2.2
2.2
2.2
Deathsno.
6
7
8
7
11
Standardised death raterate
5.6
10.0
14.2
14.6
16.5