National Regional Profile: Chittering (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA51680   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 601
1 641
1 737
1 851
1 906
Femalesno.
1 459
1 505
1 608
1 716
1 777
Personsno.
3 060
3 146
3 345
3 567
3 683
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
23.9
23.9
24.2
24.2
23.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
9.9
10.3
10.3
10.0
10.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
9.8
8.6
8.3
8.2
8.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.6
18.1
18.4
18.3
17.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.6
14.4
14.4
15.0
15.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
14.6
14.7
14.4
13.9
13.8
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
6.9
7.4
7.3
7.6
7.8
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.3
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
3.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.1
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.3
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
15.7
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
23.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
2.4
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
45.8
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
19.0
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
19.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.9
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
10.8
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
14.3
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.2
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 182
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
969
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
380
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
53
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
17.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
46.1
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
89.8
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
10.2
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
52.5
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
47.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
23.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.5
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.4
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
68.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
33
25
27
25
40
Total fertility raterate
1.9
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.9
Deathsno.
8
8
10
13
16
Standardised death raterate
6.0
4.6
3.9
4.3
5.1