National Regional Profile: Wyalkatchem (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA59450   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
344
334
336
328
309
Femalesno.
338
328
321
313
292
Personsno.
682
662
657
641
601
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
24.9
25.2
22.5
21.4
22.5
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
5.7
5.6
5.6
7.0
6.8
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
12.8
12.1
10.8
9.2
8.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.1
15.4
15.2
15.8
17.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.5
13.3
13.5
13.9
13.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
14.8
13.6
14.5
15.6
13.8
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.3
9.2
10.8
8.9
9.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.8
3.9
4.4
5.6
6.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.0
1.7
2.6
2.7
2.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
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)%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.7
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%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
10.6
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.1
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
35.9
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
37.7
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
7.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
228
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
154
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
56
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
16
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
15.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
33.1
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
13.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
87.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
60.5
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
39.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
45.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.5
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
13.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
52.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
9
5
7
4
3
Total fertility raterate
2.0
1.8
1.9
1.6
1.6
Deathsno.
3
7
0
3
7
Standardised death raterate
6.9
6.3
0.0
4.3
4.1