National Regional Profile: Bruce (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805100729   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 518
1 635
1 617
1 632
1 749
Femalesno.
1 593
1 718
1 687
1 705
1 826
Personsno.
3 111
3 353
3 304
3 337
3 575
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
9.7
9.9
9.6
9.3
9.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
37.0
36.4
36.7
36.8
36.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
17.9
18.4
19.4
20.1
20.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
10.1
9.9
9.4
8.9
8.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.2
11.4
11.0
10.5
10.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
7.6
7.9
8.0
8.0
8.1
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.1
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.6
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.0
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
540.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.5
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.9
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
8.5
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
4.6
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
31.3
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
25.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
64.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
14.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
33.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
3.6
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.2
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
949
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
649
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
208
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
30
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
28.6
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
61.6
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%
-
-
-
-
26.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
10.1
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.4
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
82.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
11
30
34
30
33
Total fertility raterate
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.3
1.4
Deathsno.
4
8
5
3
4
Standardised death raterate
3.6
3.7
3.4
3.1
2.2