National Regional Profile: Woocoo (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA37500   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 604
1 653
1 707
1 789
1 861
Femalesno.
1 511
1 560
1 615
1 689
1 766
Personsno.
3 115
3 213
3 322
3 478
3 627
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
23.8
23.2
23.1
22.7
22.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
10.8
10.8
10.6
10.5
10.4
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
10.9
10.7
10.2
9.7
9.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.8
15.5
14.9
15.1
14.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
15.8
16.2
16.9
17.3
18.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
13.5
13.9
14.6
14.5
14.7
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.0
6.9
6.8
7.3
7.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.2
2.3
2.6
2.7
2.8
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.5
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
9.6
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
2.0
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
41.1
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
19.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
10.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
12.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
13.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
1 168
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 029
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
388
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
67
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
12.6
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
39.6
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
86.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
14.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
84.2
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
23.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.1
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.4
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
14.2
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
62.3
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
22
25
28
23
21
Total fertility raterate
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.5
Deathsno.
14
8
11
9
17
Standardised death raterate
5.7
5.4
5.2
4.1
5.1