National Regional Profile: Bamaga (IC) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA30330   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
457
457
454
449
412
Femalesno.
437
440
443
448
457
Personsno.
894
897
897
897
869
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
38.3
37.6
37.1
37.0
38.3
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.9
16.6
16.7
17.1
18.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
17.2
17.4
16.6
15.5
15.3
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
11.1
11.3
11.3
10.7
11.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
7.8
7.2
8.2
9.4
9.3
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
5.3
6.1
5.4
5.7
4.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.1
2.5
3.3
2.0
1.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.3
1.3
1.0
2.7
1.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
12.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
89.5
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%
-
-
-
-
84.7
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
45.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
10.4
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
16.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.4
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
23.4
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
3.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
203
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
168
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
77
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
47
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
9.2
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
18.7
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%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
0.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
20.9
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
29.2
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
14.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
5.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
17.6
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
18
19
13
23
17
Total fertility raterate
2.6
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.5
Deathsno.
5
3
0
7
0
Standardised death raterate
19.4
15.5
0.0
11.6
0.0