National Regional Profile: Weipa (T) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350107300   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 274
1 349
1 436
1 562
1 663
Femalesno.
1 025
1 093
1 164
1 275
1 366
Personsno.
2 299
2 442
2 600
2 837
3 029
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.6
28.5
28.0
27.9
27.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
10.7
11.4
12.0
11.8
11.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
20.2
19.6
19.5
19.6
19.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
20.5
19.9
19.7
19.2
18.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.5
14.0
14.3
14.8
15.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
5.1
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.2
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.7
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.4
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
278.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
18.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.9
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
11.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
6.9
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
58.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
8.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
14.5
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
24.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.3
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
18.7
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
874
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
671
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
338
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
47
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
29.3
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
62.8
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%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
0.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
28.4
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
29.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.6
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.2
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
4.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
67.7
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
45
39
49
44
49
Total fertility raterate
2.4
2.4
2.3
2.1
2.1
Deathsno.
4
5
4
4
0
Standardised death raterate
10.5
8.8
7.3
7.1
0.0