National Regional Profile: Goondiwindi (R) - Waggamba (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/04/2010 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 320053616   
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Population POPULATION/PEOPLE

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION - at 30 June

Population by Sex

Males no.
1 614
1 612
1 609
1 626
1 663
Females no.
1 369
1 382
1 431
1 477
1 516
Persons no.
2 983
2 994
3 040
3 103
3 179

Population by Age group

Persons - 0 to 14 years %
25.5
25.8
26.4
26.9
27.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years %
9.4
9.2
8.8
8.4
8.1
Persons - 25 years to 34 years %
14.9
14.4
13.6
13.4
13.6
Persons - 35 years to 44 years %
17.3
16.5
16.3
16.5
16.8
Persons - 45 years to 54 years %
13.9
14.7
14.6
14.8
14.9
Persons - 55 years to 64 years %
10.3
10.3
11.0
10.6
10.1
Persons - 65 years to 74 years %
5.9
6.2
5.9
5.6
5.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years %
2.4
2.5
2.8
3.1
3.2
Persons - 85 years and over %
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.8

POPULATION DENSITY (ESTIMATED RESIDENT POPULATION) - at 30 June

Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.2

ESTIMATED RESIDENT INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June

Percentage of total population %
-
-
1.5
-
-

OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006

Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) %
-
-
0.8
-
-
Born in North-West Europe %
-
-
1.5
-
-
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe %
-
-
0.4
-
-
Born in North Africa and the Middle East %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Born in South-East Asia %
-
-
0.1
-
-
Born in North-East Asia %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Born in Southern and Central Asia %
-
-
0.1
-
-
Born in Americas %
-
-
0.5
-
-
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa %
-
-
0.9
-
-
Total born overseas %
-
-
4.3
-
-

SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006

Percentage of total population %
-
-
1.2
-
-

PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006

Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over %
-
-
41.4
-
-

OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006

Managers %
-
-
39.6
-
-
Professionals %
-
-
8.1
-
-
Technicians and Trades Workers %
-
-
7.9
-
-
Community and Personal Service Workers %
-
-
5.5
-
-
Clerical and Administrative Workers %
-
-
9.9
-
-
Sales Workers %
-
-
4.1
-
-
Machinery Operators and Drivers %
-
-
8.8
-
-
Labourers %
-
-
14.9
-
-
Inadequately Described/Not Stated %
-
-
1.1
-
-

HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006

Households no.
-
-
958
-
-

FAMILIES - Census 2006

Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
358
-
-
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no.
-
-
30
-
-
Total families no.
-
-
775
-
-

INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006

Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago %
-
-
15.7
-
-
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago %
-
-
42.9
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006

Major Cities %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Inner Regional %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Outer Regional %
-
-
75.1
-
-
Remote %
-
-
24.9
-
-
Very Remote %
-
-
0.0
-
-

PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006

Major Urban %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Other Urban %
-
-
31.9
-
-
Bounded Locality %
-
-
0.0
-
-
Rural Balance %
-
-
68.1
-
-

UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006

Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group %
-
-
32.5
-
-
Persons caring for own children without pay %
-
-
31.0
-
-
Persons caring for other children without pay %
-
-
6.1
-
-
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay %
-
-
1.1
-
-
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others %
-
-
11.0
-
-

ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006

Proportion of occupied private dwellings %
-
-
61.8
-
-

BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December

Births no.
53
47
57
48
50
Total fertility rate rate
2.8
2.8
2.9
2.8
2.8
Deaths no.
8
9
13
9
14
Standardised death rate rate
6.2
4.4
5.1
5.1
5.6