National Regional Profile: Palm Island (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA35770   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 169
1 162
1 144
1 132
1 094
Femalesno.
1 149
1 132
1 125
1 111
1 071
Personsno.
2 318
2 294
2 269
2 243
2 165
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
35.8
35.5
34.9
34.2
35.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
17.8
16.8
16.7
17.1
18.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.9
17.0
16.8
16.5
15.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.3
14.3
14.5
14.9
15.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
8.8
9.2
9.7
9.5
9.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
3.3
3.7
4.1
4.5
4.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.8
2.1
1.9
1.9
1.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.0
1.0
1.1
0.9
0.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
30.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
96.5
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.3
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
28.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
4.6
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.4
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.3
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
34.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
18.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
358
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
396
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
154
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
131
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
5.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
8.3
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
100.0
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%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
22.7
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
10.6
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
13.0
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
47
60
39
43
35
Total fertility raterate
1.9
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.0
Deathsno.
11
17
6
6
15
Standardised death raterate
16.1
16.3
13.5
11.5
14.4