National Regional Profile: Groote Eylandt (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 710251609   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
908
887
877
891
882
Femalesno.
835
835
839
843
840
Personsno.
1 743
1 722
1 716
1 734
1 722
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
31.4
30.9
30.4
28.7
28.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
12.9
13.1
13.6
14.7
15.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
18.2
18.8
18.5
18.6
18.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
19.4
18.9
18.3
17.9
17.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.4
13.0
13.2
13.3
13.8
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
4.9
4.8
5.1
5.5
5.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
0.5
0.3
0.7
1.1
1.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
45.9
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
5.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
11.4
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
42.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
52.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
6.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
14.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
15.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
15.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
5.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
394
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
372
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
182
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
42
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
22.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
41.8
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%
-
-
-
-
84.7
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
15.3
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
16.9
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
32.4
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
63.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
38
34
44
25
29
Total fertility raterate
3.0
2.7
2.6
2.3
2.2
Deathsno.
7
10
10
6
7
Standardised death raterate
16.1
19.9
25.0
23.4
19.6