National Regional Profile: Dowerin (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 525102940   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
419
406
404
399
396
Femalesno.
386
366
358
354
344
Personsno.
805
772
762
753
740
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
21.9
22.3
22.2
22.6
22.4
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.5
13.9
13.1
11.7
10.4
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.5
14.4
14.3
13.4
12.4
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
12.4
11.3
12.2
12.0
13.6
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
15.9
16.1
16.1
15.5
14.7
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
10.4
10.9
10.9
11.8
12.6
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
6.2
5.8
6.3
7.6
7.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.3
5.1
4.5
4.5
5.0
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.9
1.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.9
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.3
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%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
7.6
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.6
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
37.5
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
45.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
8.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.6
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.6
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
12.5
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.8
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
273
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
203
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
74
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
15
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
16.7
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
33.3
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%
-
-
-
-
50.1
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
49.9
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
47.9
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.2
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
13.4
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
55.4
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
12
11
14
9
15
Total fertility raterate
2.0
2.0
2.4
2.3
2.8
Deathsno.
3
7
0
5
3
Standardised death raterate
5.9
9.6
0.0
6.5
4.1