National Regional Profile: Wongan-Ballidu (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA59310   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
840
844
816
797
768
Femalesno.
723
724
718
715
709
Personsno.
1 563
1 568
1 534
1 512
1 477
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
24.8
24.2
24.1
23.4
23.0
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
9.0
8.2
8.7
8.9
9.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
16.2
15.4
14.1
13.1
12.9
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
17.3
17.7
18.3
18.0
17.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
15.6
16.3
16.4
17.2
17.8
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
7.9
8.2
8.9
9.3
10.0
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
5.2
5.5
4.9
5.0
5.0
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
3.0
3.4
3.6
4.4
3.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.8
1.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
4.4
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
1.6
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
2.7
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
10.9
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.9
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
40.9
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
33.9
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
9.9
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
14.5
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
9.3
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
5.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
7.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
12.0
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
548
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
386
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
153
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
29
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
13.8
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
37.7
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
60.9
Remote%
-
-
-
-
39.1
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
53.5
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
46.5
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
46.8
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
24.7
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
9.8
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
2.4
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
9.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
62.7
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
32
22
28
25
26
Total fertility raterate
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.7
3.0
Deathsno.
10
11
8
6
0
Standardised death raterate
10.2
8.5
7.5
6.5
0.0