National Regional Profile: Tennant Creek - Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 710354009   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
745
727
709
701
727
Femalesno.
702
688
681
678
693
Personsno.
1 447
1 415
1 390
1 379
1 420
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
34.1
33.9
33.0
32.5
31.3
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
21.8
21.3
21.9
22.0
22.0
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.2
17.5
17.9
18.6
17.9
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
11.5
11.7
11.9
11.7
11.7
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
8.4
8.6
8.4
8.3
8.8
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
4.8
4.6
4.2
4.4
5.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.2
1.7
1.7
1.7
2.3
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.8
0.6
0.9
0.4
0.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
88.2
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.4
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%
-
-
-
-
0.8
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
70.4
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
39.1
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
14.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
10.0
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.4
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
13.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.6
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
1.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
41.6
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
6.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
222
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
228
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
122
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
34
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
12.1
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
17.4
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%
-
-
-
-
28.5
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
71.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
8.2
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
28.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
13.9
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
6.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
16.5
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
18.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
26
30
45
27
30
Total fertility raterate
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.7
2.6
Deathsno.
9
6
5
6
3
Standardised death raterate
17.1
18.1
17.2
15.5
12.1