National Regional Profile: West Arthur (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: 520058890   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
483
484
484
481
479
Femalesno.
440
440
439
416
411
Personsno.
923
924
923
897
890
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
23.1
23.8
24.2
25.4
25.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
6.3
6.5
5.4
4.5
3.9
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
14.0
13.0
12.1
11.4
10.4
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
15.7
16.0
16.5
16.8
18.2
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
14.4
14.5
15.5
16.6
16.2
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
11.7
11.5
11.3
11.4
11.3
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
8.8
8.4
9.4
8.7
8.4
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
4.2
4.5
4.1
4.1
4.9
Persons - 85 years and over%
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.1
0.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
1.2
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
3.1
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
5.1
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.6
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
10.9
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
1.2
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%
-
-
-
-
59.8
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
7.1
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
6.9
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
3.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.5
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
4.9
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
10.8
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
0.9
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
336
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
243
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
92
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%
-
-
-
-
10.7
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
25.4
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%
-
-
-
-
24.2
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
75.8
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
39.7
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
27.4
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
7.3
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.5
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
10.3
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
57.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
8
13
6
12
6
Total fertility raterate
2.5
2.4
1.8
2.2
1.6
Deathsno.
0
3
4
5
0
Standardised death raterate
0.0
1.9
2.8
4.2
0.0