National Regional Profile: Bruce Rock (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 525151120   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
576
574
588
564
530
Femalesno.
524
522
524
512
487
Personsno.
1 100
1 096
1 112
1 076
1 017
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
21.9
22.1
21.6
21.7
22.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
8.5
7.7
6.9
7.2
7.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
12.3
12.5
11.8
11.5
10.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.0
13.9
12.9
12.4
12.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
17.3
17.3
17.4
17.6
17.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.9
12.2
12.9
13.4
14.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.5
7.5
8.5
7.5
7.8
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
5.3
5.1
5.8
5.9
5.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.4
1.7
2.1
2.9
2.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
5.2
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.3
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
9.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
2.5
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
38.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
44.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.4
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
11.4
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
373
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
250
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
87
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
23
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
13.9
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
32.6
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
53.8
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
46.2
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
40.4
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.2
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
9.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
54.3
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
7
12
15
14
11
Total fertility raterate
1.4
1.6
2.1
2.6
2.6
Deathsno.
4
4
7
13
5
Standardised death raterate
5.0
4.9
3.6
5.2
5.4