National Regional Profile: Dickson (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.
973
1 015
1 023
1 055
1 073
Females no.
991
1 013
1 025
1 050
1 061
Persons no.
1 964
2 028
2 048
2 105
2 134

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
14.8
14.3
13.0
13.2
12.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
16.4
17.0
17.7
17.0
16.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
20.5
20.7
21.3
20.9
21.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
15.6
15.6
15.2
15.8
16.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
11.0
10.6
11.0
11.3
10.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
6.9
7.7
7.9
7.7
8.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
8.1
7.7
7.2
7.6
7.1
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
6.1
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.7
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.6
0.6
1.0
0.9
1.0

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1 333.8

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
1.5
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
1.8
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
8.4
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
3.8
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.9
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
3.1
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
3.3
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
1.9
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
2.4
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
26.0
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
17.9
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
66.1
-
-

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

Managers %
-
-
14.1
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
38.1
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
6.8
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
8.8
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
15.3
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
6.7
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
1.3
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
7.1
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
1.8
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
814
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
132
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
64
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
453
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
22.1
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
44.0
-
-

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 %
-
-
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 %
-
-
28.0
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
15.3
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
5.6
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
1.6
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
11.0
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
66.8
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
17
17
27
25
27
Total fertility rate rate
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.5
Deaths no.
10
8
11
7
10
Standardised death rate rate
5.8
5.5
5.1
4.4
4.5