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McKinlay Shire Demographic Profile
McKinlay Shire recorded an average annual population decline of 1.9% between 2001 and 2006. The proportion of females increased by 1.6 percentage points over the same period to reach 44.0% of the shire population in 2006.
The average age of McKinlay residents increased to 35.6 years old in 2006, up from 34.2 in 2001. The proportion of persons younger than 15 years fell by 1.0 percentage points between 2001 and 2006 while the proportion of persons younger than 65 years old (91.4%) remained the same.
In terms of ethnicity, 85.8% of McKinlay Shire residents were born in Australia in 2006, up slightly from 85.5% in 2001. The proportion of persons who speak English only decreased by 4.4 percentage points to 90.0% over the same period.
The percentage of persons aged 15 years or older who are married fell slightly to 47.6% in 2006, in line with state trends, while persons nominating Christianity as their religious denomination fell by 2.9 percentage points over the same time to 73.4%.
Average weekly incomes in the McKinlay Shire recorded the lowest growth in the MITEZ region, growing by 2.9% annually between 2001 and 2006 to reach $671. Although annual growth was lower than other MITEZ LGAs, average incomes earned in McKinlay remain above state averages.
Agriculture continues to dominate the economic profile of McKinlay, with the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector accounting for 45.5% of persons employed in 2006. Both the Mining and Government Administration and Defence sectors enjoyed significant gains between 2001 and 2006, with employment in these sectors increasing by 3.7 and 4.7 percentage points respectively.
Unemployment in the McKinlay Shire was 1.2% in 2006, the lowest in the MITEZ region. The proportion of persons aged 15 years or older who completed schooling to year 12 or equivalent rose by 4.4% in the five years since 2001 to reach 34.0% in 2006.
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McKinlay
Shire Demographic Profile
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Indicator
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2001
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2006
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change
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Population
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1,066
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968
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-9.2%
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Gender
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Males
(%)
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57.6%
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56.0%
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-1.6%
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Females
(%)
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42.4%
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44.0%
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1.6%
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Age
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Average
age (years)
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34.2
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35.6
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1.5
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Aged
>15 years (%)
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20.5%
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19.5%
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-1.0%
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Aged
>65 years (%)
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91.4%
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91.4%
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0.0%
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Ethnicity
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Born
in Australia (%)
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85.5%
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85.8%
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0.3%
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Language
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Speak
English only (%)
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94.4%
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90.0%
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-4.4%
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Speak
other language (%)
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1.2%
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1.3%
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0.2%
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Marital
Status
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Married
(%)
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48.3%
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47.6%
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-0.7%
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Never
married (%)
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39.0%
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39.0%
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0.0%
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Religious
Denomination
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Christians
(%)
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76.3%
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73.4%
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-2.9%
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Weekly
Income
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Avg
weekly income ($)
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581
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671
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15.4%
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Income
greater than $300
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55.0%
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64.8%
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9.8%
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Computer
/ Internet Usage
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Use
the Internet (%)
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22.9%
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50.0%
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27.1%
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Qualifications
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Qualification
(%)
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29.6%
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34.0%
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4.4%
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Labour
Market
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Unemployment
rate (%)
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2.6%
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1.2%
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-1.4%
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Industry
employment
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Agriculture
(%)
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46.7%
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45.5%
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-1.2%
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Mining
(%)
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7.3%
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11.0%
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3.7%
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Govt
admin & def (%)
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3.8%
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8.5%
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4.7%
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Retail
trade (%)
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7.2%
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7.8%
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0.6%
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Construction
(%)
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6.8%
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4.3%
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-2.5%
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