National Regional Profile: Ravensthorpe (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA57420   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
844
856
875
991
1 244
Femalesno.
692
696
698
727
785
Personsno.
1 536
1 552
1 573
1 718
2 029
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
22.1
21.4
21.1
20.0
17.9
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
9.4
10.1
10.3
9.8
8.4
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
15.3
16.0
16.7
17.6
17.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.7
15.5
15.5
15.9
17.3
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.5
13.3
13.5
14.7
16.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
13.5
13.1
13.2
13.0
13.7
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
7.2
7.3
6.7
7.1
6.2
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.1
2.3
2.4
1.6
2.0
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.3
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.8
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
18.9
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
5.3
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
50.2
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
25.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
18.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.0
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
13.0
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
19.7
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
581
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
427
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
167
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
21
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
27.6
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
45.2
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%
-
-
-
-
52.3
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
47.7
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
30.7
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
21.4
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.0
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.1
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
57.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
20
15
20
13
35
Total fertility raterate
2.9
2.0
1.8
1.6
2.1
Deathsno.
7
10
0
4
5
Standardised death raterate
5.9
6.6
0.0
5.4
3.9