National Regional Profile: King Island (M) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA63410   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,750
1,724
1,689
1,677
1,632
Malesno.
938
926
902
902
879
Femalesno.
812
798
787
775
753
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.5
20.1
19.7
18.0
17.0
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.6
10.8
11.0
11.2
11.3
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.0
12.6
11.6
10.6
9.6
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.3
15.0
14.9
15.2
15.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.5
15.7
15.8
16.5
17.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
12.2
12.8
13.4
14.1
14.7
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.9
6.4
7.0
7.2
8.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
4.7
5.3
5.3
5.7
5.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.6
1.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.0
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
11.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
3.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
55.3
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
669
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
471
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
157
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
26
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
24
19
14
15
19
Crude birth raterate
13.7
11.0
8.2
8.9
11.6
Deathsno.
9
13
15
16
16
Crude death raterate
5.1
7.5
8.8
9.5
9.8