National Regional Profile: Kowanyama (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350104420   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
496
497
512
520
518
Femalesno.
548
563
575
595
594
Personsno.
1 044
1 060
1 087
1 115
1 112
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.9
28.2
28.2
27.9
27.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.3
16.3
16.9
17.8
17.6
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
19.2
18.5
17.8
17.0
16.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.8
15.8
16.3
16.0
17.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
11.0
10.7
10.5
11.1
10.8
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
5.0
6.5
6.6
7.0
7.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.7
2.0
1.9
1.3
1.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
93.3
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 aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
17.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
14.1
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
7.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.3
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
55.3
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
7.4
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
198
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
222
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
70
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
64
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
4.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
8.6
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%
-
-
-
-
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%
-
-
-
-
11.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
18.7
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
11.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
14.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
15
11
9
13
8
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.4
1.2
1.1
1.0
Deathsno.
6
8
7
4
0
Standardised death raterate
11.2
11.4
14.3
13.3
0.0