National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) - Pt C (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615104013   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 496
1 499
1 497
1 493
1 493
Femalesno.
1 396
1 388
1 427
1 399
1 390
Personsno.
2 892
2 887
2 924
2 892
2 883
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
22.9
22.2
21.2
20.7
20.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.4
11.3
11.7
11.9
11.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
12.4
12.0
11.6
11.1
10.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.9
18.6
18.3
17.6
16.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.8
15.9
16.1
16.6
17.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.4
11.4
12.0
12.4
13.0
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
5.3
5.9
5.9
6.6
6.8
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.7
0.6
0.7
0.6
0.6
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
2.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.4
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
10.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
2.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
47.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
14.5
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
14.0
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.4
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
12.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
10.6
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
13.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 006
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
808
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
326
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
65
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
27.7
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
17.9
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
82.1
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
10.5
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
89.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
19.4
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.6
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
56.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
35
37
41
49
42
Total fertility raterate
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.6
2.7
Deathsno.
8
11
11
9
13
Standardised death raterate
8.2
5.8
4.9
5.1
5.2