National Regional Profile: West Tamar (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615105812   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
912
925
968
999
1 030
Femalesno.
865
875
896
915
929
Personsno.
1 777
1 800
1 864
1 914
1 959
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
21.8
21.6
21.8
22.1
22.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
12.4
12.6
12.6
12.3
11.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
10.7
10.4
10.4
9.9
9.0
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.5
18.3
18.2
18.1
18.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
17.2
17.2
16.7
16.6
16.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.9
12.2
13.0
13.1
13.4
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
5.1
5.1
5.2
5.5
5.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.0
2.3
1.9
1.9
2.2
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
4.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
10.6
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.7
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
46.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
16.0
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
13.1
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.8
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.4
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
10.6
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
12.7
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.5
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
633
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
527
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
210
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
37
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
9.3
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
30.5
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
26.2
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
73.8
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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
100.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
19.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
25.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.8
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.9
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
63.6
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
23
25
37
27
23
Total fertility raterate
2.1
2.5
3.1
3.1
2.9
Deathsno.
12
10
8
4
3
Standardised death raterate
7.5
7.9
9.5
6.7
4.5