National Regional Profile: Far West (Statistical Division)  
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
11 653
11 533
11 421
11 379
11 283
Females no.
11 655
11 565
11 500
11 510
11 454
Persons no.
23 308
23 098
22 921
22 889
22 737

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
19.9
19.7
19.6
19.1
18.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
11.8
11.6
11.5
11.8
11.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
11.2
11.1
10.7
10.5
10.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
14.1
13.5
13.1
12.8
12.5
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
14.5
14.9
15.0
15.0
15.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
11.8
12.1
12.5
12.9
13.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
9.2
9.2
9.0
9.1
9.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
5.9
6.1
6.5
6.6
6.5
Persons - 85 years and over %
1.7
1.8
2.0
2.1
2.2

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.2

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
9.4
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
0.7
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
2.0
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
1.1
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
0.4
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
0.1
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
0.2
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
0.1
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
0.3
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
5.1
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
2.2
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
43.0
-
-

OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006

Managers %
-
-
14.6
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
14.1
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
14.4
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
11.4
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
10.7
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
9.7
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
10.0
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
13.0
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
2.1
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
8 685
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
1 692
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
781
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
5 740
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
12.8
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
32.4
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006

Major Cities %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Inner Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Outer Regional %
-
-
88.5
-
-
Remote %
-
-
3.8
-
-
Very Remote %
-
-
7.7
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006

Major Urban %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
85.6
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
6.0
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
8.4
-
-

UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
22.2
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
19.2
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
8.6
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
1.0
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
13.5
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
46.5
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
260
257
255
245
287
Total fertility rate rate
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.1
Deaths no.
231
224
235
223
246
Standardised death rate rate
8.0
7.8
7.7
7.3
7.3