National Regional Profile: Orroroo/Carrieton (DC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA45400   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
503
499
495
482
480
Femalesno.
512
508
502
494
488
Personsno.
1 015
1 007
997
976
968
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
20.1
19.2
18.0
17.9
18.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
8.2
7.8
8.8
9.2
8.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
8.7
8.8
8.5
8.1
7.9
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.5
14.5
13.5
13.1
12.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
16.1
15.9
16.0
16.7
16.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.9
11.8
12.8
13.0
13.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
9.5
8.4
9.0
9.1
8.8
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
8.6
9.7
9.5
9.7
10.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
3.5
3.8
3.7
3.1
3.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
0.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.4
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.4
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%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
5.7
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.4
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
37.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
41.5
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
14.2
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
366
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
255
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
77
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
13
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
10.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
24.1
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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
58.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
42.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
47.3
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
17.6
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
8.6
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
14.4
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
50.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
10
16
7
10
10
Total fertility raterate
1.9
2.7
2.6
3.0
2.5
Deathsno.
14
15
11
9
13
Standardised death raterate
7.2
7.4
6.9
6.1
5.8