National Regional Profile: Coolgardie (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 530051960   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 284
2 298
2 254
2 248
2 244
Femalesno.
1 954
1 996
1 818
1 806
1 809
Personsno.
4 238
4 294
4 072
4 054
4 053
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
29.5
28.7
28.4
27.8
27.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.8
11.5
12.7
13.2
12.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
19.6
18.8
18.7
18.0
17.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.0
18.6
17.8
17.6
17.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.2
12.7
12.5
12.4
12.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
6.1
6.7
7.0
7.6
8.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.7
2.0
2.1
2.6
2.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
9.8
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
9.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.9
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
20.2
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
6.4
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
48.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
5.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
7.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
22.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.0
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
31.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
11.5
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 201
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
898
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
422
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
84
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
26.3
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
50.2
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
71.1
Remote%
-
-
-
-
28.9
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
71.2
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
21.1
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
7.8
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%
-
-
-
-
31.1
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
6.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
62.6
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
74
78
78
80
71
Total fertility raterate
2.3
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.5
Deathsno.
10
11
13
9
15
Standardised death raterate
7.4
6.5
8.1
7.8
8.7