National Regional Profile: Palmerston (C) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 705102824   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
900
1 006
1 094
1 240
1 569
Femalesno.
848
923
1 003
1 131
1 423
Personsno.
1 748
1 929
2 097
2 371
2 992
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.0
27.4
27.8
27.8
27.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.8
13.4
12.8
12.4
12.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
22.7
22.9
22.8
22.9
21.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.1
18.6
18.5
18.0
18.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
9.7
9.8
10.3
10.8
11.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
4.5
4.7
4.9
4.6
4.7
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.8
1.8
2.0
1.9
2.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.2
1.1
0.7
1.2
1.4
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
74.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
11.8
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
13.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
7.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
62.0
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
13.5
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
15.0
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
17.0
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
19.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
6.8
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.2
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
813
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
683
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
342
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
62
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
35.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
69.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
96.4
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
3.6
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
17.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
29.6
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.4
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.2
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
73.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
49
60
47
64
80
Total fertility raterate
1.9
2.6
2.8
2.8
2.7
Deathsno.
8
9
9
9
14
Standardised death raterate
6.9
9.9
12.5
11.7
11.2