National Regional Profile: George Town (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 615102212   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
571
570
571
568
571
Femalesno.
487
493
482
497
486
Personsno.
1 058
1 063
1 053
1 065
1 057
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
22.9
22.7
21.7
21.8
20.8
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
11.1
10.4
10.6
9.9
9.7
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
10.6
10.1
9.6
9.2
9.7
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.3
17.7
18.2
17.7
16.9
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
17.0
18.0
18.4
18.8
19.1
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.7
11.6
11.9
12.7
12.9
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
6.7
7.1
6.5
6.7
7.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
2.5
2.3
2.8
3.1
2.8
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.6
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
1.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.8
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.0
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
8.0
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
0.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
40.4
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
17.3
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
18.5
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.9
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.1
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
12.6
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
18.7
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.4
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
373
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
292
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
103
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
18
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
10.3
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
27.1
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
100.0
Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
100.0
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
18.6
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
23.3
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.1
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
11.7
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
45.1
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
12
15
14
16
8
Total fertility raterate
1.6
2.1
2.7
3.0
2.5
Deathsno.
5
5
0
4
4
Standardised death raterate
9.2
8.3
0.0
5.0
4.4