National Regional Profile: Broadsound (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/07/2008 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA31700   
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POPULATION/PEOPLE

2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Malesno.
3 705
3 759
3 822
4 051
4 161
Femalesno.
2 868
2 897
2 929
3 072
3 150
Personsno.
6 573
6 656
6 751
7 123
7 311
POPULATION BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Persons - 0 to 14 years%
24.8
24.6
24.8
25.1
25.7
Persons - 15 years to 24 years%
13.0
13.0
12.8
12.5
12.2
Persons - 25 years to 34 years%
15.8
16.2
16.4
16.7
16.8
Persons - 35 years to 44 years%
18.0
17.4
17.0
17.3
17.5
Persons - 45 years to 54 years%
16.9
16.5
16.4
15.6
15.0
Persons - 55 years to 64 years%
8.0
8.7
9.1
9.3
9.2
Persons - 65 years to 74 years%
2.4
2.5
2.7
2.6
2.6
Persons - 75 years to 84 years%
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.6
Persons - 85 years and over%
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density persons/km2
-
-
-
-
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - Census 2006
Percentage of total population%
-
-
-
-
2.7
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION - Census 2006
Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia)%
-
-
-
-
2.8
Born in North-West Europe%
-
-
-
-
2.5
Born in Southern and Eastern Europe%
-
-
-
-
0.5
Born in North Africa and the Middle East%
-
-
-
-
0.1
Born in South-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.9
Born in North-East Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Southern and Central Asia%
-
-
-
-
0.2
Born in Americas%
-
-
-
-
0.4
Born in Sub-Saharan Africa%
-
-
-
-
1.8
Total born overseas%
-
-
-
-
9.2
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
2.8
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS - Census 2006
Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over%
-
-
-
-
50.3
OCCUPATION OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS - Census 2006
Managers%
-
-
-
-
13.4
Professionals%
-
-
-
-
9.3
Technicians and Trades Workers%
-
-
-
-
19.3
Community and Personal Service Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.1
Clerical and Administrative Workers%
-
-
-
-
8.3
Sales Workers%
-
-
-
-
4.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers%
-
-
-
-
27.2
Labourers%
-
-
-
-
12.2
Inadequately Described/Not Stated%
-
-
-
-
1.7
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2006
Householdsno.
-
-
-
-
2 053
FAMILIES - Census 2006
Total familiesno.
-
-
-
-
1 636
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
788
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
-
-
-
-
102
INTERNAL MIGRATION - Census 2006
Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago%
-
-
-
-
23.4
Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago%
-
-
-
-
50.6
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA - Census 2006
Major Cities%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Inner Regional%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Outer Regional%
-
-
-
-
51.7
Remote%
-
-
-
-
48.3
Very Remote%
-
-
-
-
0.0
PROPORTION OF POPULATION BY SECTION OF STATE - Census 2006
Major Urban%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Other Urban%
-
-
-
-
75.6
Bounded Locality%
-
-
-
-
0.0
Rural Balance%
-
-
-
-
24.4
UNPAID WORK: PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL POPULATION AGED 15 YEARS AND OVER - Census 2006
Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group%
-
-
-
-
27.0
Persons caring for own children without pay%
-
-
-
-
31.0
Persons caring for other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
5.7
Persons caring for own children and other children without pay%
-
-
-
-
1.7
Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others%
-
-
-
-
6.8
ACCESS TO INTERNET AT HOME - Census 2006
Proportion of occupied private dwellings%
-
-
-
-
67.9
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
92
99
99
107
110
Total fertility raterate
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.2
Deathsno.
0
14
12
13
19
Standardised death raterate
0.0
3.4
4.1
5.0
5.4