National Regional Profile: Roxby Downs (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA46970   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
2 141
2 228
2 266
2 304
2 434
Femalesno.
1 682
1 734
1 751
1 783
1 858
Personsno.
3 823
3 962
4 017
4 087
4 292
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
30.4
29.5
29.0
28.3
27.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.9
12.3
12.5
12.9
12.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
24.5
24.1
23.7
23.8
22.9
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
19.9
20.1
20.0
19.4
19.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
9.9
10.3
11.0
11.6
12.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
2.8
3.2
3.5
3.5
3.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.0
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
39.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.7
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.4
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
11.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
5.1
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
56.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
15.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
24.8
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.0
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
20.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
9.1
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 213
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
958
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
559
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
61
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
31.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
64.2
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
94.9
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
5.1
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
24.5
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
35.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.3
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
81.8
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
80
85
89
94
80
Total fertility raterate
2.5
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.3
Deathsno.
3
0
0
0
3
Standardised death raterate
6.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.8