National Regional Profile: Petermann-Simpson (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
1 521
1 473
1 431
1 415
1 346
Femalesno.
1 324
1 332
1 350
1 362
1 371
Personsno.
2 845
2 805
2 781
2 777
2 717
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
20.9
20.4
20.3
19.8
19.2
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
20.9
21.3
21.5
22.0
22.5
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
24.1
23.6
23.3
23.0
23.0
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
14.1
14.4
14.1
14.1
14.0
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
10.8
10.7
10.8
10.8
10.4
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
5.7
6.3
6.8
7.1
7.5
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.6
2.1
2.1
2.3
2.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.5
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.7
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
51.0
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
3.8
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.7
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.8
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
1.3
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.3
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
10.8
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
51.2
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
48.6
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
15.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
10.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
11.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
22.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
7.4
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.2
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
5.7
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
19.3
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
2.0
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
705
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
433
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
155
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
55
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
27.9
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
40.9
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%
-
-
-
-
41.2
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
14.9
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
43.9
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
16.7
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
16.6
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
11.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
7.0
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
44.6
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
43
29
51
29
35
Total fertility raterate
1.5
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
Deathsno.
15
11
21
9
15
Standardised death raterate
16.1
12.5
16.0
14.2
16.0