National Regional Profile: Yilgarn (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA59660   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
987
986
958
896
848
Femalesno.
797
794
767
705
658
Personsno.
1 784
1 780
1 725
1 601
1 506
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
25.6
25.2
24.8
23.9
22.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
8.5
8.0
8.2
8.6
9.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
18.2
16.8
15.7
15.3
14.9
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
19.5
19.5
19.1
18.5
17.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
12.5
13.4
13.9
14.9
15.5
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
7.8
8.3
9.0
10.1
11.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
5.1
5.7
5.8
5.6
5.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.0
2.1
2.5
2.5
2.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.9
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
5.5
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
4.8
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
14.1
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
3.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
38.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
32.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
11.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
471
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
356
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
156
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
17
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
22.5
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
37.2
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%
-
-
-
-
57.2
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
42.8
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
33.1
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
26.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
59.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
39
28
25
22
18
Total fertility raterate
2.7
2.6
2.4
2.0
2.0
Deathsno.
8
7
9
9
7
Standardised death raterate
5.3
5.5
6.2
6.7
7.1