National Regional Profile: Adelaide (Statistical Division)  
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
550 904
554 256
559 635
566 022
572 559
Females no.
576 294
580 257
586 177
593 109
599 546
Persons no.
1 127 198
1 134 513
1 145 812
1 159 131
1 172 105

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
17.9
17.7
17.6
17.5
17.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
14.1
14.3
14.3
14.4
14.3
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
13.6
13.5
13.3
13.3
13.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
14.7
14.5
14.4
14.3
14.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
14.0
14.0
14.1
14.0
14.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
10.7
11.0
11.3
11.5
11.7
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.3
7.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
5.8
5.8
5.7
5.6
5.5
Persons - 85 years and over %
1.8
1.9
2.0
2.1
2.2

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
641.6

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
1.2
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
1.0
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
11.4
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
5.5
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.8
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
2.6
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
1.3
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
1.0
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
0.7
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
0.7
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
25.1
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
15.9
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
50.0
-
-

OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006

Managers %
-
-
11.4
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
20.6
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
14.1
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
9.6
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
15.9
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
10.1
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
6.0
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
10.8
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
1.5
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
430 780
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
101 496
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
34 031
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
297 100
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
13.2
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
35.2
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006

Major Cities %
-
-
99.1
-
-
Inner Regional %
-
-
0.9
-
-
Outer Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Very Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006

Major Urban %
-
-
94.1
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
3.6
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
0.3
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
2.0
-
-

UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
19.3
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
19.6
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
8.7
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
1.1
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
12.0
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
59.9
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
12 324
12 868
13 258
14 345
14 788
Total fertility rate rate
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.8
Deaths no.
8 487
8 697
8 695
8 968
9 127
Standardised death rate rate
6.4
6.2
6.1
6.0
6.0