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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 145
1 123
1 136
1 165
1 199
Femalesno.
1 052
1 057
1 053
1 054
1 053
Personsno.
2 197
2 180
2 189
2 219
2 252
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
23.5
23.0
23.1
22.3
21.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
15.4
16.1
15.8
16.7
17.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.2
15.7
15.5
15.5
15.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
16.7
16.2
15.7
15.5
15.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.4
14.4
15.1
14.7
14.6
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
9.2
9.7
10.0
10.1
10.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
3.5
3.5
3.8
4.3
4.9
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.0
1.0
1.1
0.7
0.9
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
2 677.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
10.4
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
11.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
33.8
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
32.0
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
50.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
11.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
16.0
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
613
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
537
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
206
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
73
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
15.6
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
35.7
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%
-
-
-
-
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%
-
-
-
-
17.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.2
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
8.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
61.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
39
32
37
39
37
Total fertility raterate
1.9
2.2
2.3
2.3
2.4
Deathsno.
6
8
6
4
9
Standardised death raterate
6.4
7.2
7.2
6.5
6.7