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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
598
599
595
598
606
Femalesno.
585
595
572
597
638
Personsno.
1 183
1 194
1 167
1 195
1 244
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
19.6
18.7
18.4
17.2
16.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
12.8
13.1
13.5
13.9
14.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
7.9
9.3
9.3
9.7
11.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
13.7
13.0
13.2
13.6
12.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
17.8
17.3
16.9
17.2
17.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
14.6
15.3
15.6
15.6
16.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.2
6.5
6.9
6.1
5.0
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
5.0
5.2
4.7
5.0
5.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.5
1.7
1.5
1.8
2.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
782.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.3
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
3.0
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
24.3
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
13.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
71.8
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
24.0
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
39.1
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
15.4
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
417
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
328
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
136
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
21
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
19.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
39.3
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%
-
-
-
-
30.1
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
20.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
11.2
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
84.8
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
4
7
7
11
0
Total fertility raterate
1.2
1.4
0.9
1.4
0.0
Deathsno.
3
7
4
3
9
Standardised death raterate
3.3
4.2
3.4
3.4
3.7