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

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 305
1 286
1 289
1 325
1 442
Femalesno.
1 268
1 259
1 267
1 298
1 399
Personsno.
2 573
2 545
2 556
2 623
2 841
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
32.8
32.6
32.4
32.3
31.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.1
11.4
12.1
12.2
12.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
24.5
23.9
22.8
21.6
19.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
19.8
20.2
20.3
20.5
20.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
7.5
7.6
8.0
8.7
9.8
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
3.5
3.4
3.7
3.7
4.1
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.7
1.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
962.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.7
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.5
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.8
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
15.6
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
7.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
57.8
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
16.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
14.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
4.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.8
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
797
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
733
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
420
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
39
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
38.0
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
76.1
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%
-
-
-
-
18.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
37.9
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
85.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
55
64
76
67
61
Total fertility raterate
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.7
2.6
Deathsno.
0
0
3
0
0
Standardised death raterate
0.0
0.0
3.2
0.0
0.0