the demography of the mid west of western australia

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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

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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

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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

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Number of people by age groups, estimated resident population, Batavia coast,

2001, 2006, 2011

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2006

2011

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Murchison, 2001, 2006, 2011

0-14 15-24 25-64 65 and over

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North Midlands, 2001, 2006, 2011

ABORIGINAL RESIDENTS

Indigenous and non-Indigenous usual residents, Mid West and sub-regions, 2011.

Batavia Coast

Murchison

North Midland

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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

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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

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Midlands Mid West

Number 3287 288 738 4313% of all private dwellings

16% 19% 30% 17%

Geraldton = 10%; Dongara 21%; Northampton-Mullewa 30%