National Regional Profile: Brisbane (Statistical Division)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
822 904
843 727
864 640
883 502
901 265
Femalesno.
844 156
865 315
884 813
902 577
919 135
Personsno.
1 667 060
1 709 042
1 749 453
1 786 079
1 820 400
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
20.5
20.3
20.2
20.1
20.0
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
15.1
15.1
15.1
15.2
15.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
15.5
15.4
15.3
15.2
15.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.1
15.1
15.0
15.0
15.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.6
13.5
13.5
13.4
13.4
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.3
9.7
10.0
10.2
10.4
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.9
3.8
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
308.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.8
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
5.7
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.5
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
23.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
11.3
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
52.6
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
11.3
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
20.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.1
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.1
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
628 216
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
466 034
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
175 066
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
51 900
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
18.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
43.5
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
95.4
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
4.5
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
92.3
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
4.7
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%
-
-
-
-
22.2
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
68.8
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
21 928
22 292
23 410
24 112
24 359
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
Deathsno.
9 990
9 854
10 286
9 880
10 283
Standardised death raterate
6.6
6.4
6.3
6.1
6.0