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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,020
3,089
3,083
3,046
3,040
Malesno.
1,577
1,624
1,614
1,596
1,590
Femalesno.
1,443
1,465
1,469
1,450
1,450
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
27.7
27.9
28.4
27.0
25.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
17.0
16.9
15.8
16.2
16.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
21.6
20.8
20.4
20.1
19.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.7
17.8
17.8
18.3
18.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
10.7
11.2
11.6
12.1
12.8
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
2.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.9
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,735.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
10.5
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
13.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
6.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
48.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
56.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
899
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
734
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
349
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
118
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
100.0
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.
60
65
63
56
49
Crude birth raterate
19.8
21.0
20.4
18.3
16.1
Deathsno.
6
4
7
6
7
Crude death raterate
1.9
1.2
2.2
1.9
2.3