National Regional Profile: Yarrabah (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350107600   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 202
1 224
1 250
1 282
1 282
Femalesno.
1 153
1 208
1 257
1 306
1 317
Personsno.
2 355
2 432
2 507
2 588
2 599
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
38.1
38.0
37.6
37.2
37.1
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
18.7
18.6
19.0
19.6
19.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.4
15.6
14.8
14.3
14.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
13.8
14.0
14.0
14.2
14.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
6.9
7.6
8.5
9.0
9.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
3.5
3.4
3.4
3.2
3.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.9
1.9
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
16.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
97.8
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
0.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
3.1
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
22.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
58.4
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
5.2
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
402
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
523
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
211
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
152
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
4.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
7.8
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%
-
-
-
-
14.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
30.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
20.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
13.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
10.8
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
32
46
44
34
58
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.1
Deathsno.
13
14
15
9
11
Standardised death raterate
22.4
20.3
20.4
18.4
17.1