National Regional Profile: Palmerston (C) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 705102824   
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
1 104
1 241
1 567
1 819
2 183
Females no.
998
1 138
1 436
1 678
2 014
Persons no.
2 102
2 379
3 003
3 497
4 197

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
28.2
28.1
27.7
28.4
28.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
13.6
12.9
12.7
12.2
12.4
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
22.6
22.7
21.4
21.9
22.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
17.8
17.5
18.2
18.2
18.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
10.2
10.6
11.4
11.6
12.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
5.2
4.8
4.7
3.9
3.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
1.7
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
0.5
0.8
1.1
1.2
1.1
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.2
0.3

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
105.2

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
12.1
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
3.1
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
5.3
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
0.6
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
3.0
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
0.2
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
0.2
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
13.2
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
7.4
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
61.3
-
-

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

Managers %
-
-
13.3
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
14.8
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
16.8
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
13.5
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
19.5
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
7.6
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
7.0
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
5.7
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
1.9
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
815
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
336
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
63
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
681
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
35.5
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
72.1
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006

Major Cities %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Inner Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Outer Regional %
-
-
100.0
-
-
Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Very Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006

Major Urban %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
96.3
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
3.7
-
-

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

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
17.1
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
29.7
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
7.1
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
2.7
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
7.1
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
74.2
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
47
64
80
99
95
Total fertility rate rate
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.9
2.8
Deaths no.
9
12
16
24
20
Standardised death rate rate
15.3
13.6
11.9
13.4
13.6