National Regional Profile: Aurukun (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA30250   
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
549
552
550
549
561
Females no.
592
581
579
607
635
Persons no.
1 141
1 133
1 129
1 156
1 196

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
29.9
31.0
32.2
32.7
33.3
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
17.9
17.0
15.9
17.2
18.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
18.3
18.1
17.7
15.4
13.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
14.4
14.7
15.4
15.7
15.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
9.8
9.1
8.7
7.9
8.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
6.2
6.7
6.6
7.4
7.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
2.7
2.6
2.7
2.1
1.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.5
2.0
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3

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 %
-
-
93.8
-
-

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 %
-
-
87.4
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
13.7
-
-

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

Managers %
-
-
5.8
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
16.5
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
2.6
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
14.2
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
3.6
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
5.5
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
3.6
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
46.0
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
2.3
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
176
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
79
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
76
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
226
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
5.6
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
10.1
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006

Major Cities %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Inner Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Outer Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Very Remote %
-
-
100.0
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006

Major Urban %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
99.7
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
0.3
-
-

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

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
4.9
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
29.1
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
23.3
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
1.3
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
5.7
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
14.0
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
13
10
7
5
18
Total fertility rate rate
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.6
0.9
Deaths no.
8
6
11
8
4
Standardised death rate rate
20.2
20.2
24.5
23.5
np