National Regional Profile: Meekatharra (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA55250   
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 POPULATION/PEOPLE


2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
795
759
750
718
681
Femalesno.
617
619
616
616
615
Personsno.
1 412
1 378
1 366
1 334
1 296
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
25.6
25.9
25.8
26.6
27.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
15.1
13.8
13.3
13.4
14.4
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.9
16.9
15.8
14.4
13.0
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.9
17.5
17.9
17.5
16.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.0
12.5
13.5
13.5
14.7
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
8.0
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.1
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.9
2.9
2.3
3.1
3.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.5
1.3
1.8
1.8
1.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
50.2
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.0
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
11.2
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
3.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
51.6
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
20.0
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
17.2
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
12.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
12.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
8.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
15.9
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
3.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
271
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
200
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
68
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
27
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
30.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
53.9
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN 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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
70.1
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
29.9
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
23.8
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
20.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.8
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.2
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
43.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
24
32
20
24
28
Total fertility raterate
2.7
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.7
Deathsno.
6
7
0
5
8
Standardised death raterate
9.8
10.0
0.0
7.3
7.2