National Regional Profile: Mer (IC) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 350104970   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
231
244
252
262
259
Femalesno.
235
246
258
267
270
Personsno.
466
490
510
529
529
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
32.2
32.2
33.5
34.6
35.0
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
16.1
14.5
14.5
12.5
11.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
17.8
18.0
17.6
19.3
19.5
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
7.7
8.2
9.2
9.5
9.1
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
13.1
13.1
12.5
11.5
11.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
7.1
8.0
7.3
7.9
8.1
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
4.1
4.3
4.1
3.6
3.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
1.9
1.8
0.6
1.1
1.1
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.6
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
105.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
97.3
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%
-
-
-
-
90.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
31.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
4.7
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
14.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
42.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
3.6
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
97
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
110
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
63
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
16
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
4.3
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
11.6
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%
-
-
-
-
30.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
33.5
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
18.1
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.9
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
11.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
6.5
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
11
14
16
10
8
Total fertility raterate
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.7
3.2
Deathsno.
0
0
0
0
0
Standardised death raterate
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0