National Regional Profile: Stretton-Karawatha (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,305
3,389
3,516
3,785
4,051
Malesno.
1,673
1,715
1,782
1,910
2,044
Femalesno.
1,632
1,674
1,734
1,875
2,007
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.8
21.2
20.7
20.3
20.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
19.2
19.3
19.1
18.3
17.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.3
12.4
12.3
13.1
13.2
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.6
16.0
15.3
15.2
15.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.8
17.9
18.0
18.0
17.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.0
8.7
9.7
10.0
10.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.1
3.0
3.2
3.4
3.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.1
1.2
1.5
1.5
1.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
309.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
50.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
47.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
43.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
59.0
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
861
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
807
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
436
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
57
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
100.0
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
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
37
35
27
35
42
Crude birth raterate
11.1
10.3
7.6
9.2
10.3
Deathsno.
8
na
6
4
5
Crude death raterate
2.4
na
1.7
1.0
1.2