National Regional Profile: Thamarrurr (CGC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA74020   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
843
905
957
1 010
1 092
Femalesno.
929
997
1 048
1 120
1 208
Personsno.
1 772
1 902
2 005
2 130
2 300
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
40.0
40.1
40.1
39.9
39.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
22.3
22.1
21.6
21.6
21.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.4
14.6
15.1
15.5
15.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
10.1
9.8
9.6
10.0
10.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
6.7
7.2
7.3
7.0
6.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
4.2
3.9
3.4
3.3
3.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.6
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.0
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.4
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
93.2
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
89.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
20.6
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
20.5
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
18.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
22.5
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
5.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
222
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
315
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
181
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
78
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
10.9
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
84.3
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
15.7
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
84.3
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
15.7
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
4.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
14.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
41.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
9.6
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
20.2
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
44
50
69
61
90
Total fertility raterate
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.5
Deathsno.
11
5
11
6
10
Standardised death raterate
24.7
16.3
16.9
12.3
13.6