National Regional Profile: Taroom (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 320056750   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 343
1 335
1 289
1 279
1 280
Femalesno.
1 273
1 274
1 249
1 247
1 246
Personsno.
2 616
2 609
2 538
2 526
2 526
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
23.2
22.7
22.7
22.2
21.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
9.2
9.2
10.0
9.9
9.6
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
13.4
12.8
12.4
11.8
11.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.4
17.2
16.6
16.2
16.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.9
14.3
14.9
15.2
15.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.0
11.2
11.8
12.2
12.4
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
6.7
6.9
6.8
7.2
7.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.3
4.7
4.2
4.4
4.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.9
1.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.3
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.7
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%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
2.4
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
0.3
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
29.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
45.7
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
17.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
905
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
648
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
253
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
32
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
12.7
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
28.1
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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
42.5
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
57.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
39.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.7
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.1
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
11.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
48.8
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
48
32
25
31
29
Total fertility raterate
2.4
2.5
2.2
2.0
1.9
Deathsno.
9
30
27
15
14
Standardised death raterate
5.6
7.4
9.3
10.1
7.8