the demography of the mid west of western australia
DESCRIPTION
The Mid West of Western Australia is a microcosm of Australia with a large coastal city, retirement driven development, an agricultural inland and remote pastoral and mining region. This presentation describes its complex demography.TRANSCRIPT
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The Mid West is a vast region located about 400 kms north of Perth in Western Australia and up to 700 kms to the east from the Indian Ocean.
The three regions that make up the Mid West are Batavia Coast, comprised of the City of Greater Geraldton and smaller coastal communities, the inland agricultural communities of North Midlands and the remote Murchison.
The data are from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and most tables were created using TableBuilder Pro.
The work was done by demographer Ann Larson of Social Dimensions with support from the Regional Development Australia Mid West and Gascoyne Council.
HOW MANY ARE WE?
Trends in the estimated resident population of the Midwest Region, by sub-region, 2001- 2006 and 2011.
Batavia Coast
Murchison
North Midland
sTotal
2001 41150 4214 5111 504752006 43589 3558 4708 518552011 46642 4364 4603 55609
Average annual rate of growth (r)
2001-06 1.2% -3.4% -1.6% 0.5% 2006-11 1.4% 4.1% -0.5% 1.4%
2001-2011 1.3% 0.3% -1.0% 1.0%Absolute annual change in population
2001-2006 488 -131 -81 2762006-2011 611 161 -21 751Note: The 2011 is a preliminary figure based on 2011 census results.
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Perth
Pilbara
Mid West
Wheatbelt
Growth in estimated resident population, 2011-2012
Annual growth rate
Census counts, Mid West, 2011
Mid West
Batavia Coast
Murchison
North Midland
s
Usual residents 53657 45081 4075 4501 Enumerated at home 49494 41570 3774 4150
Enumerated elsewhere 4164 3512 301 351
Enumerated population 57367 46019 6350 4998
Usual residents at home 49494 41571 3773 4150
Visitors 7873 4448 2577 848% of usual residents temporarily away 8% 8% 7% 8%Visitors as a % of enumerated population 14% 10% 41% 17%
0-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 years
- 200 400 600 800
1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600
Number of visitors counted in the census by age, Exmouth and Murchison, 2011
Visitors in Meekathara SA2Visitors in Exmouth SA2
0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
2000 1500 1000 500 0 500 1000 1500 2000
Population pyramid of estimated resident population, Batavia Coast, 2011
Number of people
Males Females
0-45-9
10-1415-1920-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465-6970-7475-7980-84
85 and over
400 300 200 100 0 100 200 300
Population pyramid of the estimated res-ident population of the Murchison, June
2011
Females
Males
Number of people
0-4
10-14
20-24
30-34
40-44
50-54
60-64
70-74
80-84
300 250 200 150 100 50 0 50 100 150 200
Population pyramid of the resident population of the North Midlands, June
2011 Females
Males
Number of people
0-14 15-24 25-64 65 and over
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
Number of people by age groups, estimated resident population, Batavia coast,
2001, 2006, 2011
2001
2006
2011
0-14 15-24 25-64 65 and over
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
Murchison, 2001, 2006, 2011
0-14 15-24 25-64 65 and over
0
1000
2000
3000
North Midlands, 2001, 2006, 2011
ABORIGINAL RESIDENTS
Indigenous and non-Indigenous usual residents, Mid West and sub-regions, 2011.
Batavia Coast
Murchison
North Midland
sMid
West
Indigenous 3857 1185 253 5295
Non-Indigenous 39012 2343 3976 45331
Not stated 2211 548 272 3031Total usual
residents 45080 4076 4501 53657
% Indigenous within regions 9% 29% 6% 10%% Indigenous across regions 86% 5% 9% 100%
0-4 years5-9 years
10-14 years15-19 years20-24 years25-29 years30-34 years35-39 years40-44 years
45-49 years 50-54 years55-59 years60-64 years
65 years and over
400 300 200 100 0 100 200 300 400
Population pyramid of Indigenous people in the Mid West, usual residents, 2011
Females
Males
Number of usual residents
THE ECONOMY
Median personal income of usual residents over age 15, does not include people who did not state their income, 2011
Total Indigenous Non Indigenous
Mid West $400-$599 $300-$399 $600-$799
Batavia Coast $400-$599 $300-$399 $400-$599
Murchison $800-$999 $200-$299 $1250-$1499
North Midlands $600-$799 $400-$599 $600-$799
Gascoyne $600-$799 $300-$399 $600-$799
Western Australia $600-$799 $300-$399 $600-$799
Median weekly family income by family type, Western Australia, Gascoyne and the Mid West, 2011
Couple family with no children
Couple family with children
One parent family
Western Australia $1250-$1499 $2000-$2499 $800-$999
Gascoyne $1250-$1499 $1500-$1999 $600-$799
Mid West $1000-$1249 $1500-$1999 $600-$799
Batavia Coast $1250-$1499 $1500-$1999 $600-$799
Murchison $1000-$1249 $1000-$1249 $600-$799
North Midlands $1000-$1249 $1250-$1499 $400-$549
Place of work by usual residence, Mid West, 2011
Usual residentsWorking in the region
Working in the region
Working Elsewher
e
Temporary
workersBatavia Coast 16814 16681 4008 1166Murchison 3580 1487 547 1057North Midlands 2369 1836 420 460Mid West 22763 20004 4975 2683Note: ‘Working in the region’ calculated from Place of Work data set and defined as the usual place of work in the week prior to the census. Temporary workers are those who were working in the Mid West but lived elsewhere in Australia.
More than half work in mining or
construction
Trends in labour force participation by industry, Mid West usual residents, 2011-2011
2001 2006 2011
Number % Number %Numb
er %Agriculture, forestry & fishing 3295 16% 2648 11% 2151 9%Mining 1423 7% 1433 6% 2079 8%Manufacturing 1016 5% 1034 4% 1311 5%Electricity, gas, water & waste services 160 1% 216 1% 249 1%Construction 1454 7% 1820 8% 2654 11%Wholesale trade 914 5% 696 3% 664 3%Retail trade 2954 15% 2330 10% 2539 10%Accommodation & food services 1052 5% 1277 5% 1628 7%Transport, postal & warehousing 792 4% 1085 5% 1549 6%Information media & telecommunications 184 1% 160 1% 152 1%Financial & insurance services 315 2% 350 2% 352 1%Education & training 1553 8% 1777 8% 2124 9%Health care & social assistance 1580 8% 1881 8% 2284 9%Arts & recreation services 235 1% 196 1% 150 1%Public administration & safety 888 4% 1820 8% 1670 7%Various administrative, business and technical services 1992 10% 2292 10% 2819 11%Not stated / inadequate 451 2% 651 3% 601 2%
Total 20258 100% 23280100%
24976 100%
Note: Data for 2011 generated by the Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder. 2001 and 2006 data came from community profile tables of usual residents available on the ABS website.
YOUTH
Indicators of regional youth, 20-24 year olds, 2011
Gascoyne Mid West Perth Metropolitan
Completed year 12
44% 49% 69%
Attending an educational institution
9% 11% 34%
Not studying and not in the labour force or are unemployed
20% 19% 10%
Average weekly personal income of employed youth
$600-$799 $800-$999 $600-$799
Young women who have a child
26% 25% 12%
Left the region the year before the census
26% 11% 4%
Note: Table generated from the Australian Bureau of Statistics TableBuilder
Percentage of young women usually resident in the Mid West who have one or more children, by age and Indigenous status, 2011.
Batavia Coast Murchison
North Midlands Mid West
Aboriginal
15-19 13% 25% 31% 16%
20-24 59% 54% 100% 60%
25-29 70% 60% 100% 68%
Non-Indigenous
15-19 3% 0% 0% 3%
20-24 23% 6% 21% 22%
25-29 48% 14% 48% 46%Note: The percentages are based on the population identifying as Aboriginal or non-Indigenous in the census.
Construction
Health Care and Social Assistance
Education and Training
Public Administration and Safety
Transport, Postal and Warehousing
Other Services
Wholesale Trade
0 1000 2000 3000
MaleFemale
Number of people employed by in-dustry and gender, Mid West, 2011
IMMIGRATION
Major Cities
Inner Regional
Outer Regional
Remote Very Remote
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
Birthplace of immigrants by where they live, 2011
New Zealand + UK South Africa and ZimbabweSouthern & Eastern Europe Asia
School Teachers
Medical Practitioners
Midwifery and Nursing Professionals
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Major Cities
Major Cities
Major Cities
Inner Regional
Inner Regional
Inner Regional
Outer Regional
Outer Regional
Outer Regional
Remote
Remote
Remote
Very Remote
Very Remote
Very Remote
Percentage Australian-born in each oc-cupation by where people live
HOUSING
Housing tenure for Indigenous and other households in the Mid West, 2011
Indigenous households
Other households
Owned outright 11% 35%Owned with a mortgage 20% 31%Rented:
Real estate agent 14% 11%State or territory housing authority 31% 4%
Person not in same household(d) 8% 9%
Housing co-operative/community/
church group 2% 1%Other landlord
type(e) 5% 4%Landlord type not
stated 1% 1%Total 61% 30%
Other tenure type 1% 1%Tenure type not stated 7% 3%Total 100% 100%Number of occupied private dwellings (usual residents)
1,563 17,135
Unoccupied private dwellingsBatavia
CoastMurchiso
nNorth
Midlands Mid West
Number 3287 288 738 4313% of all private dwellings
16% 19% 30% 17%
Geraldton = 10%; Dongara 21%; Northampton-Mullewa 30%