National Regional Profile: Richardson (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 736
1 735
1 717
1 700
1 680
Femalesno.
1 759
1 743
1 704
1 662
1 640
Personsno.
3 495
3 478
3 421
3 362
3 320
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
26.3
25.3
24.5
23.7
22.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.4
17.0
17.7
18.3
17.8
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
15.5
15.4
15.1
14.9
15.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.0
16.3
15.7
15.4
14.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
15.2
15.3
15.9
16.0
16.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
5.9
6.4
6.9
7.6
8.4
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.6
2.8
2.9
2.7
2.9
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 481.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
16.8
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
9.5
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
46.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
9.5
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
15.5
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.1
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
22.2
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
8.5
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 091
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
878
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
357
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
138
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
12.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
27.3
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%
-
-
-
-
17.5
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
9.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.2
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
73.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
50
51
43
43
47
Total fertility raterate
2.0
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
Deathsno.
6
16
7
6
5
Standardised death raterate
3.5
6.4
6.9
6.9
4.4