National Regional Profile: Sheldon-Mt Cotton (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
4,241
4,457
4,566
4,731
4,943
Malesno.
2,174
2,282
2,336
2,422
2,530
Femalesno.
2,067
2,175
2,230
2,309
2,413
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.8
24.6
24.9
24.3
24.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.8
13.6
12.9
13.0
12.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.7
14.9
14.6
14.6
14.6
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.9
16.8
16.0
16.4
16.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.5
15.4
15.2
15.0
14.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.0
9.4
10.2
10.7
11.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.8
3.8
4.3
4.3
4.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
75.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
17.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
3.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
45.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
57.0
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,360
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,245
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
604
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
74
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
42.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
58.0
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
76
73
75
84
76
Crude birth raterate
17.9
16.3
16.4
17.7
15.3
Deathsno.
5
6
8
15
10
Crude death raterate
1.1
1.3
1.7
3.1
2.0