National Regional Profile: Sheldon-Mt Cotton (Statistical Local Area)  
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
2 415
2 458
2 473
2 547
2 652
Females no.
2 438
2 501
2 524
2 601
2 712
Persons no.
4 853
4 959
4 997
5 148
5 364

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
24.7
24.4
24.5
23.7
23.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
13.1
13.1
13.3
13.7
13.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
13.6
13.0
12.3
12.3
12.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
17.8
17.9
17.8
17.6
16.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
14.1
14.2
14.2
14.6
15.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
10.9
11.2
11.6
11.5
11.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.4
4.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.8
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.4

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
82.1

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
0.8
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
3.9
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
10.5
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
0.6
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.1
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
0.3
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
0.4
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
1.8
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
18.7
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
3.6
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
53.7
-
-

OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006

Managers %
-
-
14.0
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
18.2
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
16.8
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
7.9
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
17.5
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
10.1
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
5.7
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
8.2
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
1.6
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
1 507
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
649
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
93
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
1 382
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
13.1
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
42.0
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY 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 %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
54.8
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
45.2
-
-

UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
20.4
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
28.8
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
9.0
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
2.0
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
10.7
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
80.7
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
76
68
72
74
74
Total fertility rate rate
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.1
2.1
Deaths no.
10
7
7
9
10
Standardised death rate rate
4.7
4.5
3.2
2.8
3.0