National Regional Profile: Nhulunbuy (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 168
2 213
2 292
2 509
2 507
Femalesno.
1 718
1 749
1 795
1 926
1 926
Personsno.
3 886
3 962
4 087
4 435
4 433
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
25.5
25.1
24.7
25.0
24.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.2
10.9
10.7
10.5
10.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
17.5
17.7
18.1
17.9
17.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
22.0
21.7
21.8
21.4
20.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
16.6
16.7
16.3
16.3
16.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
6.2
6.8
7.4
7.8
8.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
0.9
0.7
0.8
1.0
0.9
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.1
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
647.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
6.4
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
5.3
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
18.3
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
8.9
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
64.2
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
23.4
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.9
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
13.7
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
12.1
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.1
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 040
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
861
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
494
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
41
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
25.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
60.6
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%
-
-
-
-
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%
-
-
-
-
31.5
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
29.1
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.4
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.3
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
83.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
69
72
72
69
67
Total fertility raterate
2.4
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.2
Deathsno.
9
7
10
9
7
Standardised death raterate
6.5
6.3
8.3
7.9
7.7