National Regional Profile: Macquarie (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 805105679   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  

POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,412
2,402
2,395
2,389
2,346
Malesno.
1,173
1,163
1,175
1,165
1,141
Femalesno.
1,239
1,239
1,220
1,224
1,205
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
17.8
18.1
17.6
17.5
17.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.6
14.1
13.9
14.1
13.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.0
16.2
16.1
16.7
17.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
14.7
14.8
15.3
14.1
13.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.6
12.8
12.1
12.6
12.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.9
12.4
13.0
12.6
12.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.3
7.2
7.6
7.8
8.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
3.3
3.5
3.6
3.8
4.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.9
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,378.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
25.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
16.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
60.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
63.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
927
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
626
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
202
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
81
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
100.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
22
13
32
34
34
Crude birth raterate
9.1
5.4
13.3
14.2
14.4
Deathsno.
12
8
11
12
7
Crude death raterate
4.9
3.3
4.5
5.0
2.9