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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 613
1 585
1 578
1 605
1 682
Femalesno.
1 489
1 483
1 482
1 487
1 472
Personsno.
3 102
3 068
3 060
3 092
3 154
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
16.4
16.5
16.8
17.1
16.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
14.4
13.8
13.6
13.6
13.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
21.2
21.0
20.2
19.9
19.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.0
17.3
17.4
17.0
17.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
16.0
15.8
16.0
16.3
16.4
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.0
10.2
10.2
10.2
10.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
3.3
3.6
3.5
3.9
4.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.5
1.7
2.0
1.8
1.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 638.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
8.4
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
20.4
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
12.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
65.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
12.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
31.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.1
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
7.3
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.5
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 176
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
696
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
205
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
103
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
27.9
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
51.8
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%
-
-
-
-
27.5
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
18.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
8.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
64.3
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
49
30
37
45
32
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.5
Deathsno.
7
10
5
10
11
Standardised death raterate
8.4
6.5
5.1
5.6
5.5