National Regional Profile: Shark Bay (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 535057770   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
486
487
491
495
493
Femalesno.
439
445
428
418
428
Personsno.
925
932
919
913
921
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
20.3
18.8
17.6
15.7
15.6
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
7.6
8.4
8.1
9.3
9.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
13.3
13.1
13.5
12.4
12.2
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
16.5
16.0
15.1
15.0
13.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
16.8
16.7
17.6
18.3
18.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.8
13.4
14.6
16.6
17.7
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
8.8
7.9
8.1
7.6
7.5
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.1
4.7
4.8
4.7
5.3
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.4
0.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
12.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
12.8
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.4
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%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
18.9
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
4.1
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
53.8
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
16.9
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
13.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.5
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
10.1
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
7.5
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
20.5
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
329
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
212
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
60
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
11
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
27.1
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
47.9
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%
-
-
-
-
71.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
26.2
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
34.5
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
18.1
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
4.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.0
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
34.7
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
9
9
13
9
12
Total fertility raterate
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.7
1.9
Deathsno.
3
3
0
0
0
Standardised death raterate
3.5
3.1
0.0
0.0
0.0