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

North Western Statistical Division (SD)

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		Bogan	Bourke	Brewarrina	Cobar	Coonamble	Dubbo	Gilgandra	Mid-Western Regional (e)	Narromine	Walgett	Warren	Warrumbungle Shire	Wellington	North Western SD Total
POPULATION	Persons	2,887	3,104	1,939	4,924	4,212	37,832	4,527	17,684	6,518	6,941	2,739	9,807	8,113	111,227
	No. of households	1,092	1,025	576	1,744	1,602	13,046	1,645	6,633	2,406	2,674	1,085	3,771	3,056	40,355
	Average household size	2.6	3.0	3.4	2.8	2.6	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.8

ETHNICITY (persons) (a)	Birthplace in Australia	97%	96%	98%	94%	98%	95%	97%	91%	96%	89%	97%	94%	95%	94%
	Birthplace elsewhere	3%	4%	2%	6%	2%	5%	3%	9%	4%	11%	3%	6%	5%	6%
	Language spoken at home, English	99%	98%	99%	97%	99%	98%	99%	97%	99%	94%	99%	98%	98%	98%
	Language spoken at home, Other	1%	2%	1%	3%	1%	2%	1%	3%	1%	6%	1%	2%	2%	2%

AGE (persons)	Aged 0-4 years	232	285	182	380	306	2,794	295	1,076	512	575	212	629	569	8,047
	Aged 5-14 years	460	540	350	760	690	6,233	698	2,702	1,030	948	399	1,515	1,300	17,625
	Aged 15-19 years	149	238	141	342	260	2,757	318	1,216	415	294	113	553	517	7,313
	Aged 20-24 years	111	184	165	323	202	2,395	202	782	320	329	115	357	354	5,839
	Aged 25-34 years	339	406	224	627	428	4,559	409	1,744	684	858	315	852	746	12,191
	Aged 35-44 years	424	445	317	743	578	5,287	577	2,501	864	957	405	1,231	946	15,275
	Aged 45-54 years	342	389	237	729	592	5,101	661	2,463	937	1,112	407	1,402	1,103	15,475
	Aged 55-64 years	380	303	170	482	498	3,859	568	2,438	790	959	350	1,398	1,038	13,233
	Aged 65-74 years	270	183	84	329	368	2,588	429	1,565	554	607	253	1,037	870	9,137
	Aged 75-84 years	133	111	57	164	229	1,709	282	890	329	274	123	601	535	5,437
	Aged 85 and over	46	22	13	49	63	552	90	310	84	32	47	230	134	1,672
	Total persons	2,886	3,106	1,940	4,928	4,214	37,834	4,529	17,687	6,519	6,945	2,739	9,805	8,112	111,244

HOUSEHOLD WEEKLY INCOME (households) (b)	Negligible or Nil	45	17	16	25	12	121	34	103	45	52	32	54	40	596
	AU$ 1-149	40	25	17	33	28	153	45	140	52	71	28	115	70	817
	AU$ 150-249	83	77	36	118	140	671	99	464	170	314	96	325	250	2,843
	AU$ 250-349	73	66	38	115	154	1,009	158	633	193	305	82	386	367	3,579
	AU$ 350-499	55	61	41	84	108	666	129	548	146	192	63	370	256	2,719
	AU$ 500-649	160	96	56	137	204	1,475	237	828	317	349	154	566	413	4,992
	AU$ 650-799	52	72	40	97	119	831	107	450	179	132	69	260	180	2,588
	AU$ 800-999	78	82	45	99	113	892	105	432	170	175	58	270	197	2,716
	AU$ 1000-1199	116	115	56	167	180	1,502	183	678	274	247	102	375	299	4,294
	AU$ 1200-1399	49	50	37	63	71	822	73	322	115	98	62	163	131	2,056
	AU$ 1400-1699	56	47	40	147	80	1,000	90	369	131	119	49	148	153	2,429
	AU$ 1700-1999	54	41	23	121	61	724	62	312	91	66	44	115	96	1,810
	AU$ 2000-2499	36	43	23	132	37	704	47	256	73	38	46	78	103	1,616
	AU$ 2500-2999	16	35	9	109	22	465	38	211	48	49	27	62	58	1,149
	AU$ 3000 or more	39	21	7	74	28	323	27	156	37	42	12	45	62	873
	Part income stated	96	120	66	160	154	1,246	140	512	256	233	106	267	248	3,604
	All incomes not stated	44	57	26	63	91	442	71	219	109	192	55	172	133	1,674
	Total households	1,092	1,025	576	1,744	1,602	13,046	1,645	6,633	2,406	2,674	1,085	3,771	3,056	40,355

FAMILY TYPE (families) (c)	Couple with no children	307	236	148	449	445	3,590	552	2,036	684	644	321	1,210	875	11,497
	Couple with children	341	321	150	579	409	4,239	474	2,023	753	626	302	991	806	12,014
	One parent	109	142	130	176	246	1,783	205	689	305	313	120	367	456	5,041
	Other family	13	18	18	25	16	172	13	53	38	30	16	61	29	502
	Total families	770	717	446	1,229	1,116	9,784	1,244	4,801	1,780	1,613	759	2,629	2,166	29,054

HOUSEHOLD TYPE (households)	Family households	771	699	437	1,213	1,096	9,581	1,219	4,732	1,767	1,590	762	2,617	2,160	28,644
	Non-family households	321	326	139	531	506	3,465	426	1,901	639	1,084	323	1,154	896	11,711
	Total households	1,092	1,025	576	1,744	1,602	13,046	1,645	6,633	2,406	2,674	1,085	3,771	3,056	40,355

VEHICLES IN DWELLING (dwellings) (d)	No motor vehicles	99	153	151	182	252	1,159	137	537	205	395	110	302	363	4,045
	One motor vehicle	404	362	190	613	514	4,758	557	2,391	786	1,021	308	1,373	1,115	14,392
	Two motor vehicles	366	287	126	602	493	4,657	524	2,323	852	697	418	1,270	953	13,568
	Three motor vehicles	113	105	54	184	180	1,412	237	748	292	253	123	403	338	4,442
	Four or more motor vehicles	66	58	17	71	72	567	125	334	152	106	72	247	129	2,016
	Number of motor vehicles not stated	35	63	38	89	84	506	76	291	119	204	55	182	155	1,897
	Total dwellings	1,083	1,028	576	1,741	1,595	13,059	1,656	6,624	2,406	2,676	1,086	3,777	3,053	40,360

DWELLING STRUCTURE (dwellings) (d)	Separate house	1,011	948	530	1,541	1,481	11,157	1,573	5,983	2,233	2,173	1,017	3,544	2,862	36,053
	Semi detached, row or terrace house, townhouse	6	13	7	11	-	794	7	260	31	33	23	32	14	1,231
	Flat, unit or apartment	50	21	26	151	86	969	47	251	96	139	16	112	123	2,087
	Other dwelling type	11	53	13	36	29	124	25	148	46	319	28	75	46	953
	Dwelling structure not stated	-	4	-	-	-	14	-	3	-	-	-	5	-	26
	Total dwellings	1,078	1,039	576	1,739	1,596	13,058	1,652	6,645	2,406	2,664	1,084	3,768	3,045	40,350

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (personsaged 15 years and above)	Employed full time	885	901	430	1,573	1,105	10,984	1,217	4,480	1,850	1,656	908	2,367	1,874	30,230
	Employed part time	312	303	172	521	529	4,771	601	2,376	780	739	308	1,098	906	13,416
	Employed but away from work	43	50	15	74	58	790	55	254	100	80	49	132	110	1,810
	Employed hours not stated	35	55	44	76	62	489	56	228	101	80	35	136	94	1,491
	Unemployed and looking for work	103	115	87	125	134	959	116	595	150	302	60	356	269	3,371
	Not in labour force	740	633	541	1,095	1,173	8,716	1,303	5,189	1,781	2,078	654	3,169	2,601	29,673
	Labour force not stated	75	221	132	337	134	2,144	181	798	225	528	99	439	406	5,719
	Total persons aged 15 years and above	2,193	2,278	1,421	3,801	3,195	28,853	3,529	13,920	4,987	5,463	2,113	7,697	6,260	85,710

EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY (employed persons aged 15 years and over living in the LGA)	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	388	329	162	222	546	683	616	922	833	684	585	1,191	621	7,782
	Mining	100	-	3	687	4	66	10	502	13	106	6	7	9	1,513
	Manufacturing	22	29	6	87	49	1,286	73	549	138	73	25	152	155	2,644
	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	9	37	3	13	13	194	26	56	48	20	16	44	47	526
	Construction	43	53	26	90	93	1,305	84	560	141	97	48	128	155	2,823
	Wholesale Trade	18	19	3	71	43	794	57	216	97	77	40	80	88	1,603
	Retail Trade	117	138	23	186	151	2,371	188	1,052	247	185	88	361	241	5,348
	Accommodation and Food Services	65	57	31	135	40	1,184	114	658	131	149	39	235	201	3,039
	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	45	28	16	57	59	821	75	208	167	88	37	139	130	1,870
	Information Media and Telecommunications	13	12	-	13	17	235	7	71	25	13	9	20	23	458
	Financial and Insurance Services	14	15	-	22	18	458	15	104	39	11	10	21	28	755
	Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	11	4	-	20	6	222	6	101	28	14	3	24	34	473
	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	26	16	-	48	49	697	27	286	54	40	43	102	115	1,503
	Administrative and Support Services	15	18	12	53	42	362	36	110	28	50	22	32	41	821
	Public Administration and Safety	99	153	95	125	115	1,283	139	338	124	190	87	223	213	3,184
	Education and Training	92	144	114	135	164	1,503	147	512	208	275	87	391	296	4,068
	Health Care and Social Assistance	104	146	113	138	184	2,255	193	612	309	247	98	348	358	5,105
	Arts and Recreation Services	12	18	4	10	22	188	10	64	20	37	10	30	19	444
	Other Services	32	40	9	84	63	736	64	259	70	74	21	90	105	1,647
	Inadequately described	34	65	41	69	75	400	37	161	87	113	20	115	78	1,295
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	1,259	1,321	661	2,265	1,753	17,043	1,924	7,341	2,807	2,543	1,294	3,733	2,957	46,901

OCCUPATION (employed persons aged 15 years and over living in the LGA)	Managers	394	312	173	319	517	2,140	607	1,296	721	659	472	1,136	727	9,473
	Professionals	112	210	92	236	191	2,832	224	958	333	296	115	486	399	6,484
	Technicians and Trades Workers	167	147	39	423	193	2,573	201	1,159	348	238	115	416	360	6,379
	Community and Personal Service Workers	97	151	91	185	170	1,596	165	601	230	283	85	310	305	4,269
	Clerical and Administrative Workers	114	142	47	217	139	2,479	162	713	294	215	145	297	293	5,257
	Sales Workers	63	63	20	146	86	2,037	153	813	199	127	52	238	221	4,218
	Machinery Operators and Drivers	139	57	37	463	125	1,072	107	655	232	276	117	261	181	3,722
	Labourers	152	192	114	235	301	2,086	275	1,029	406	375	173	533	426	6,297
	Not stated	21	47	48	41	31	228	30	117	44	74	20	56	45	802
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	1,259	1,321	661	2,265	1,753	17,043	1,924	7,341	2,807	2,543	1,294	3,733	2,957	46,901

METHOD OF TRAVEL TO WORK (employed persons aged15 years and over living in LGA)	Train	-	-	-	3	-	4	-	6	-	-	-	14	-	27
	Bus	58	3	-	75	6	102	4	41	12	6	3	13	13	336
	Ferry	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	4	-	-	-	-	5	21
	Tram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Taxi	-	-	-	6	14	59	3	22	3	-	-	-	7	114
	Car, as driver	564	619	199	1,204	824	11,154	901	4,130	1,569	1,163	696	1,744	1,621	26,388
	Car, as passenger	97	87	43	185	124	1,392	99	517	159	159	45	196	230	3,333
	Truck	43	41	18	32	64	322	82	232	83	89	65	152	113	1,336
	Motorbike / motorscooter	8	9	13	19	3	135	16	45	14	21	6	26	14	329
	Bicycle	7	14	7	12	10	131	6	56	19	6	8	13	14	303
	Other	8	12	23	29	33	49	34	21	60	63	23	52	30	437
	Walked only	123	238	189	207	212	674	165	517	188	426	128	406	190	3,663
	Train, bus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3
	Train, ferry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, tram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as driver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	6
	Train, car as passenger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	4
	Bus, ferry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Bus, tram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Bus, car as driver	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	3	4	-	-	-	-	14
	Bus, car as passenger	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	16
	Bus, other	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Two modes, other	3	13	3	7	6	102	16	54	10	9	4	40	8	275
	Train and two other modes	3	-	-	-	-	9	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	18
	Bus and two other modes	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Three modes, other	-	-	4	4	-	8	-	12	-	7	-	3	-	38
	Worked at home	202	131	85	148	284	697	384	682	374	314	192	668	374	4,535
	Did not go to work	127	112	37	250	131	1,889	182	826	269	221	100	335	296	4,775
	Method of travel not stated	27	34	31	65	38	307	34	187	47	64	28	77	68	1,007
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	1,273	1,313	656	2,249	1,749	17,061	1,926	7,375	2,811	2,551	1,298	3,739	2,983	46,984

EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY (jobs in the LGA)	Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	369	289	129	176	520	642	427	825	751	721	480	1,004	542	6,875
	Mining	115	-	-	712	3	29	-	498	3	54	-	-	12	1,426
	Manufacturing	21	23	6	84	37	1,310	39	507	100	66	34	122	105	2,454
	Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	12	28	-	8	17	242	16	79	36	20	19	31	28	536
	Construction	35	43	22	84	71	1,031	41	415	72	76	32	93	130	2,145
	Wholesale Trade	15	20	6	75	45	832	32	209	79	57	37	71	37	1,515
	Retail Trade	100	120	23	177	138	2,386	182	1,033	183	205	83	349	189	5,168
	Accommodation and Food Services	62	52	24	148	54	1,167	116	621	107	155	41	228	191	2,966
	Transport, Postal and Warehousing	44	26	16	43	52	806	66	206	111	75	29	131	52	1,657
	Information Media and Telecommunications	9	18	-	12	12	279	9	54	6	4	9	15	9	436
	Financial and Insurance Services	10	17	7	17	18	483	16	81	34	20	12	21	14	750
	Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	10	9	-	21	6	257	8	84	21	12	-	18	19	465
	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	26	16	9	43	45	720	22	285	51	35	42	78	70	1,442
	Administrative and Support Services	12	26	3	39	44	369	15	102	19	43	18	33	35	758
	Public Administration and Safety	89	159	101	123	125	1,287	101	305	108	203	71	187	181	3,040
	Education and Training	89	134	112	132	176	1,517	125	484	188	250	80	368	225	3,880
	Health Care and Social Assistance	100	163	120	128	167	2,366	177	605	194	248	88	328	252	4,936
	Arts and Recreation Services	5	15	4	19	20	197	25	58	13	35	6	23	24	444
	Other Services	31	30	7	81	55	772	58	228	54	53	16	92	71	1,548
	Inadequately described	9	26	16	30	24	146	17	81	30	41	7	30	25	482
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	1,163	1,214	605	2,152	1,629	16,838	1,492	6,760	2,160	2,373	1,104	3,222	2,211	42,923

OCCUPATION (jobs in the LGA)	Managers	383	287	142	295	520	2,143	463	1,261	662	662	387	1,025	635	8,865
	Professionals	127	209	110	229	207	2,963	181	911	254	305	114	445	295	6,350
	Technicians and Trades Workers	126	118	49	431	150	2,334	152	1,009	266	205	109	324	275	5,548
	Community and Personal Service Workers	92	147	88	173	149	1,614	153	552	172	274	73	285	228	4,000
	Clerical and Administrative Workers	105	144	53	199	146	2,587	122	718	203	220	122	281	203	5,103
	Sales Workers	62	62	17	132	84	2,031	137	768	145	122	58	210	163	3,991
	Machinery Operators and Drivers	133	57	29	454	112	1,037	81	616	138	202	83	190	109	3,241
	Labourers	125	170	105	227	246	2,020	190	880	300	361	148	448	283	5,503
	Not stated	10	20	12	12	15	109	13	45	20	22	10	14	20	322
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	1,163	1,214	605	2,152	1,629	16,838	1,492	6,760	2,160	2,373	1,104	3,222	2,211	42,923

METHOD OF TRAVEL TO WORK (persons aged 15 years and over working in LGA)	Train	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	11
	Bus	47	3	3	93	6	73	-	29	-	6	3	10	10	283
	Ferry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	3	-	6
	Tram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Taxi	-	-	-	5	7	32	-	18	-	-	-	-	9	71
	Car, as driver	518	583	199	1,158	800	11,225	681	3,891	1,141	1,083	604	1,535	1,123	24,541
	Car, as passenger	62	75	40	186	102	1,333	87	495	125	163	30	168	148	3,014
	Truck	38	29	21	33	47	303	45	164	64	73	45	99	82	1,043
	Motorbike / motorscooter	10	7	3	21	5	107	13	53	14	20	7	33	18	311
	Bicycle	9	13	-	18	8	137	4	50	22	12	7	10	9	299
	Other	10	12	16	29	23	60	27	26	42	48	22	52	28	395
	Walked only	124	227	191	182	209	672	147	476	180	418	123	363	183	3,495
	Train, bus	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, ferry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, tram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as driver	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, car as passenger	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Train, other	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Bus, ferry	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Bus, tram	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	3
	Bus, car as driver	3	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	-	3	-	12
	Bus, car as passenger	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Bus, other	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6
	Two modes, other	12	11	-	12	13	83	10	30	8	10	6	16	14	225
	Train and two other modes	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	9
	Bus and two other modes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Three modes, other	-	3	-	4	-	9	-	6	-	3	3	-	6	34
	Worked at home	202	119	79	130	278	713	293	643	331	302	154	586	335	4,165
	Did not go to work	106	114	37	256	110	1,874	170	786	204	201	89	305	222	4,474
	Method of travel not stated	23	17	16	25	21	189	12	92	26	34	11	32	26	524
	Total employed persons aged 15 years and over	1,164	1,213	605	2,152	1,629	16,838	1,492	6,762	2,160	2,373	1,104	3,222	2,213	42,927

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) Mid-Western Regional LGA spans both Central West and North Western SDs. The figures in this spreadsheet pertain to North Western SD only.