Key Socio-Demographic and Transport Indicators by Local Government Area (LGA), 2006

Far West Statistical Division (SD)

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		Broken Hill	Central Darling	Unincorporated NSW (e)	Far West SD Total
POPULATION	Persons	19,364	1,939	733	22,036
	No. of households	7,684	709	287	8,680
	Average household size	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.5

ETHNICITY (persons) (a)	Birthplace in Australia	95%	95%	95%	98%
	Birthplace elsewhere	5%	5%	5%	5%
	Language spoken at home, English	98%	98%	97%	98%
	Language spoken at home, Other	2%	2%	3%	2%

AGE (persons)	Aged 0-4 years	1,176	137	57	1,370
	Aged 5-14 years	2,621	258	79	2,958
	Aged 15-19 years	1,219	124	18	1,361
	Aged 20-24 years	950	102	45	1,097
	Aged 25-34 years	1,928	228	104	2,260
	Aged 35-44 years	2,492	292	94	2,878
	Aged 45-54 years	2,891	293	141	3,325
	Aged 55-64 years	2,391	281	131	2,803
	Aged 65-74 years	1,848	154	46	2,048
	Aged 75-84 years	1,390	57	15	1,462
	Aged 85 and over	453	15	3	471
	Total persons	19,359	1,941	733	22,033

HOUSEHOLD WEEKLY INCOME (households) (b)	Negligible or Nil	43	10	24	77
	AU$ 1-149	135	23	7	165
	AU$ 150-249	783	76	6	865
	AU$ 250-349	934	78	26	1,038
	AU$ 350-499	711	44	21	776
	AU$ 500-649	1,035	116	32	1,183
	AU$ 650-799	444	39	14	497
	AU$ 800-999	472	41	22	535
	AU$ 1000-1199	634	54	27	715
	AU$ 1200-1399	274	35	15	324
	AU$ 1400-1699	428	26	10	464
	AU$ 1700-1999	321	14	6	341
	AU$ 2000-2499	293	22	4	319
	AU$ 2500-2999	199	18	13	230
	AU$ 3000 or more	100	9	4	113
	Part income stated	522	64	32	618
	All incomes not stated	356	40	24	420
	Total households	7,684	709	287	8,680

FAMILY TYPE (families) (c)	Couple with no children	2,156	171	92	2,419
	Couple with children	1,838	170	96	2,104
	One parent	1,041	77	19	1,137
	Other family	65	16	8	89
	Total families	5,100	434	215	5,749

HOUSEHOLD TYPE (households)	Family households	5,027	429	200	5,656
	Non-family households	2,657	280	87	3,024
	Total households	7,684	709	287	8,680

VEHICLES IN DWELLING (dwellings) (d)	No motor vehicles	1,030	131	15	1,176
	One motor vehicle	3,408	259	63	3,730
	Two motor vehicles	2,210	170	100	2,480
	Three motor vehicles	491	63	55	609
	Four or more motor vehicles	162	41	31	234
	Number of motor vehicles not stated	392	38	24	454
	Total dwellings	7,693	702	288	8,683

DWELLING STRUCTURE (dwellings) (d)	Separate house	7,135	640	248	8,023
	Semi detached, row or terrace house, townhouse	209	6	18	233
	Flat, unit or apartment	301	16	3	320
	Other dwelling type	52	42	13	107
	Dwelling structure not stated	10	-	-	10
	Total dwellings	7,707	704	282	8,693

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (personsaged 15 years and above)	Employed full time	4,173	482	360	5,015
	Employed part time	2,157	178	57	2,392
	Employed but away from work	338	59	22	419
	Employed hours not stated	228	31	9	268
	Unemployed and looking for work	675	86	6	767
	Not in labour force	6,874	571	110	7,555
	Labour force not stated	1,119	129	28	1,276
	Total persons aged 15 years and above	15,564	1,536	592	17,692

EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY (employed persons aged 15 years and over living in the LGA)	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	85	243	273	601
	Mining	732	6	3	741
	Manufacturing	236	6	9	251
	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	159	17	-	176
	Construction	351	33	12	396
	Wholesale Trade	156	6	23	185
	Retail Trade	1,019	34	22	1,075
	Accommodation and Food Services	632	47	15	694
	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	254	24	3	281
	Information Media and Telecommunications	89	-	-	89
	Financial and Insurance Services	99	-	-	99
	Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	83	3	-	86
	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	120	9	9	138
	Administrative and Support Services	197	14	7	218
	Public Administration and Safety	561	83	26	670
	Education and Training	527	88	22	637
	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,027	84	12	1,123
	Arts and Recreation Services	63	17	19	99
	Other Services	285	5	3	293
	Inadequately described	176	37	14	227
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	6,851	756	472	8,079

OCCUPATION (employed persons aged 15 years and over living in the LGA)	Managers	735	206	270	1,211
	Professionals	982	100	24	1,106
	Technicians and Trades Workers	1,053	76	40	1,169
	Community and Personal Service Workers	850	73	15	938
	Clerical and Administrative Workers	792	56	21	869
	Sales Workers	752	16	3	771
	Machinery Operators and Drivers	715	47	14	776
	Labourers	826	155	68	1,049
	Not stated	146	27	17	190
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	6,851	756	472	8,079

METHOD OF TRAVEL TO WORK (employed persons aged15 years and over living in LGA)	Train	-	-	-	-
	Bus	29	3	-	32
	Ferry	-	-	-	-
	Tram	-	-	-	-
	Taxi	14	-	-	14
	Car, as driver	4,303	270	85	4,658
	Car, as passenger	593	32	18	643
	Truck	71	10	9	90
	Motorbike / motorscooter	77	10	23	110
	Bicycle	82	7	3	92
	Other	55	25	16	96
	Walked only	435	171	88	694
	Train, bus	-	-	-	-
	Train, ferry	-	-	-	-
	Train, tram	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as driver	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as passenger	-	-	-	-
	Train, other	-	-	-	-
	Bus, ferry	-	-	-	-
	Bus, tram	-	-	-	-
	Bus, car as driver	3	-	-	3
	Bus, car as passenger	3	-	-	3
	Bus, other	-	-	-	-
	Two modes, other	14	9	-	23
	Train and two other modes	-	-	-	-
	Bus and two other modes	-	-	-	-
	Three modes, other	-	-	-	-
	Worked at home	167	136	190	493
	Did not go to work	851	58	21	930
	Method of travel not stated	165	20	6	191
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	6,862	751	459	8,072

EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY (jobs in the LGA)	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	119	259	103	481
	Mining	670	8	-	678
	Manufacturing	224	3	15	242
	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	184	11	-	195
	Construction	254	19	7	280
	Wholesale Trade	167	9	6	182
	Retail Trade	986	35	18	1,039
	Accommodation and Food Services	590	48	22	660
	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	227	26	8	261
	Information Media and Telecommunications	81	-	-	81
	Financial and Insurance Services	95	-	-	95
	Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	73	-	-	73
	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	138	6	-	144
	Administrative and Support Services	173	16	5	194
	Public Administration and Safety	535	85	22	642
	Education and Training	511	87	18	616
	Health Care and Social Assistance	1,020	80	4	1,104
	Arts and Recreation Services	49	15	12	76
	Other Services	273	3	-	276
	Inadequately described	46	16	5	67
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	6,415	726	245	7,386

OCCUPATION (jobs in the LGA)	Managers	760	213	115	1,088
	Professionals	1,045	105	17	1,167
	Technicians and Trades Workers	970	67	17	1,054
	Community and Personal Service Workers	798	80	23	901
	Clerical and Administrative Workers	783	53	14	850
	Sales Workers	699	12	4	715
	Machinery Operators and Drivers	621	47	13	681
	Labourers	691	136	42	869
	Not stated	48	13	-	61
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	6,415	726	245	7,386

METHOD OF TRAVEL TO WORK (persons aged 15 years and over working in LGA)	Train	-	-	3	3
	Bus	19	7	-	26
	Ferry	-	-	-	-
	Tram	-	-	-	-
	Taxi	22	-	-	22
	Car, as driver	3,981	256	63	4,300
	Car, as passenger	561	42	9	612
	Truck	53	5	6	64
	Motorbike / motorscooter	87	10	4	101
	Bicycle	85	3	3	91
	Other	32	34	3	69
	Walked only	440	180	50	670
	Train, bus	-	-	-	-
	Train, ferry	-	-	-	-
	Train, tram	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as driver	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as passenger	-	-	-	-
	Train, other	3	-	-	3
	Bus, ferry	-	-	-	-
	Bus, tram	-	-	-	-
	Bus, car as driver	-	-	-	-
	Bus, car as passenger	3	-	-	3
	Bus, other	-	-	-	-
	Two modes, other	37	6	4	47
	Train and two other modes	-	-	-	-
	Bus and two other modes	-	-	-	-
	Three modes, other	-	4	-	4
	Worked at home	231	117	75	423
	Did not go to work	789	45	21	855
	Method of travel not stated	72	16	6	94
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	6,415	725	247	7,387

Source:

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2006 Census of Population and Housing.

Notes:

Based on the 2006 Australian Standard Geographic Classification.

The ABS adjusts small cell counts to reduce the risk of identifying individuals. As a result, totals may slightly differ.

(a) Due to sizeable non-response, proportions are based on those who provided valid responses.

(b) In occupied private dwellings.

(d) Occupied private dwellings.

(e) Not a Local Government Area, but rather a residual area included in the Statistical Division.