National Regional Profile: Wacol (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305071596   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
3 276
3 288
3 245
3 238
3 002
Femalesno.
1 725
1 724
1 706
1 706
1 633
Personsno.
5 001
5 012
4 951
4 944
4 635
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
17.3
16.9
16.8
16.5
16.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
18.1
17.1
16.7
16.0
16.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
23.2
22.6
21.9
20.8
22.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.6
17.8
18.3
19.2
18.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.1
12.8
12.8
13.1
12.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
7.5
8.0
8.2
8.5
8.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
3.3
3.3
3.7
3.9
3.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.6
1.1
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
250.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
10.0
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
9.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
25.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
27.5
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
65.9
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
5.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
6.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.2
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
18.3
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
23.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
3.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
756
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
612
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
202
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
162
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
14.7
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
31.4
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%
-
-
-
-
11.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.4
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.7
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%
-
-
-
-
46.7
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
62
52
63
12
11
Total fertility raterate
1.3
1.6
2.0
1.5
1.0
Deathsno.
11
14
15
9
16
Standardised death raterate
9.9
7.7
6.1
5.5
6.1