National Regional Profile: Peak Downs (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA35850   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 788
1 810
1 846
1 864
1 895
Femalesno.
1 418
1 439
1 461
1 474
1 506
Personsno.
3 206
3 249
3 307
3 338
3 401
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.0
27.8
27.4
27.1
26.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.8
14.0
13.8
13.7
12.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
19.8
19.8
19.7
19.7
19.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.3
17.4
17.6
17.1
17.3
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
11.4
11.3
11.6
12.1
12.6
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
5.9
6.1
6.5
7.0
7.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.7
2.7
2.4
2.2
2.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.9
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
7.3
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
48.1
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
17.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
21.5
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
24.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
11.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.4
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
932
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
765
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
416
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
22
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
22.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
54.4
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
52.7
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
25.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
22.2
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
30.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
34.9
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
6.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
70.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
72
60
63
75
73
Total fertility raterate
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.5
2.7
Deathsno.
0
5
7
3
4
Standardised death raterate
0.0
2.7
3.8
4.1
3.8