National Regional Profile: Ferny Grove (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 305071217   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 798
2 793
2 784
2 779
2 774
Femalesno.
2 901
2 896
2 882
2 927
2 886
Personsno.
5 699
5 689
5 666
5 706
5 660
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
22.8
22.6
22.1
21.4
20.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
17.4
17.0
17.0
16.8
16.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
12.1
11.9
11.8
11.8
11.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.7
15.0
14.9
14.9
14.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
18.0
18.2
17.8
17.2
17.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.3
10.3
11.3
12.4
13.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.8
3.0
3.1
3.4
3.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 475.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.3
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
16.9
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
6.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
51.8
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
10.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
21.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.0
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
21.1
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
3.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 849
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 593
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
690
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
153
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
13.7
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
34.5
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%
-
-
-
-
22.9
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
22.8
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
11.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
82.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
66
55
57
53
55
Total fertility raterate
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.4
Deathsno.
13
7
8
20
14
Standardised death raterate
4.0
3.6
3.2
3.9
4.5