National Regional Profile: Waratah/Wynyard (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 620105412   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 324
1 329
1 326
1 328
1 329
Femalesno.
1 247
1 244
1 219
1 235
1 254
Personsno.
2 571
2 573
2 545
2 563
2 583
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
25.6
25.0
24.4
24.0
23.6
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
12.1
11.6
11.5
10.9
11.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
11.6
11.1
10.4
10.2
9.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.7
17.4
17.4
17.4
17.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.8
15.5
16.2
16.2
16.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.1
10.3
10.9
12.0
12.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
6.7
6.5
6.3
6.0
6.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.9
3.1
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
4.9
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
12.3
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.4
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
44.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
19.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
15.2
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.0
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
10.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
15.6
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
876
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
707
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
297
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
55
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
11.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
35.9
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN 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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
91.1
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
21.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.5
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
15.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
58.7
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
33
19
27
33
20
Total fertility raterate
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.0
Deathsno.
6
6
7
12
9
Standardised death raterate
5.8
4.2
4.0
5.1
5.5