National Regional Profile: Duffy (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,241
3,217
3,194
2,886
2,974
Malesno.
1,595
1,578
1,556
1,407
1,451
Femalesno.
1,646
1,639
1,638
1,479
1,523
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
19.1
18.4
18.9
19.1
18.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.5
12.0
11.8
10.8
11.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.6
15.0
14.7
13.5
14.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.8
15.9
14.9
14.3
14.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.9
16.9
16.2
15.8
15.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.8
12.6
13.6
15.0
14.7
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.6
6.2
6.4
7.6
7.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.3
2.5
2.8
3.0
3.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,064.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.0
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
18.8
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
7.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
59.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
65.6
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,168
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
911
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
313
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
104
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.
40
42
38
46
38
Crude birth raterate
12.3
13.0
11.8
15.9
12.7
Deathsno.
17
8
4
17
7
Crude death raterate
5.2
2.4
1.2
5.8
2.3