National Regional Profile: Quilpie (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA36150   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
588
578
568
563
563
Femalesno.
501
496
490
493
490
Personsno.
1 089
1 074
1 058
1 056
1 053
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
21.8
22.0
22.1
22.1
21.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
10.7
10.9
9.7
9.8
10.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.8
16.0
15.1
14.6
13.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.7
19.3
19.6
18.4
17.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
11.8
12.1
12.5
13.8
14.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.5
9.9
10.3
10.0
9.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.6
7.8
7.8
8.8
8.8
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.4
1.8
2.6
1.9
2.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.7
0.3
0.4
0.7
0.7
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
10.1
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
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%
-
-
-
-
5.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
2.0
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
38.2
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
33.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
7.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.3
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
10.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
15.7
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
354
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
239
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
88
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
25
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
19.9
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
42.7
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
100.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
57.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
43.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
32.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.2
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.5
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
51.0
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
15
17
13
17
20
Total fertility raterate
2.2
2.1
1.9
2.1
2.2
Deathsno.
7
6
9
7
0
Standardised death raterate
9.7
7.0
10.2
10.1
0.0