National Regional Profile: Aurukun (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350100250   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
556
557
559
558
556
Femalesno.
587
589
610
612
582
Personsno.
1 143
1 146
1 169
1 170
1 138
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
28.8
29.5
29.2
30.2
32.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
18.8
17.8
17.9
17.3
16.6
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
17.8
18.6
18.3
18.5
18.1
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.7
14.7
15.2
15.4
15.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
10.3
10.3
10.4
9.7
8.6
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
6.4
5.5
5.7
5.5
5.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
1.8
2.6
2.7
3.0
2.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.3
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.5
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
93.6
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.0
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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
87.3
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
13.7
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
16.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.6
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
3.0
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
46.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
3.3
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
176
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
226
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
82
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
74
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
5.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
9.9
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%
-
-
-
-
99.6
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
0.4
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
4.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
29.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.5
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.4
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
13.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
12
11
13
10
5
Total fertility raterate
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.9
Deathsno.
7
7
8
6
10
Standardised death raterate
28.4
25.1
19.5
19.1
23.4