National Regional Profile: Torrens (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805158109   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 157
1 162
1 161
1 169
1 176
Femalesno.
1 100
1 110
1 107
1 135
1 152
Personsno.
2 257
2 272
2 268
2 304
2 328
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
19.4
19.5
19.4
19.4
19.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
12.2
12.6
13.0
12.9
12.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
13.0
13.0
12.8
12.4
12.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.4
15.2
15.3
15.8
15.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.4
12.8
12.8
13.0
13.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
13.7
14.0
13.7
13.0
12.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.7
7.6
7.8
7.9
8.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.7
4.6
4.6
4.6
4.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 789.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.7
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.2
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.3
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
23.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
14.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
65.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
14.6
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
33.1
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
4.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.8
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
852
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
634
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
246
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
64
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
14.1
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
30.7
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%
-
-
-
-
29.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.7
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
10.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
14.5
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
73.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
28
21
25
31
23
Total fertility raterate
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.7
1.7
Deathsno.
13
5
17
7
14
Standardised death raterate
5.7
4.5
5.5
4.4
5.7