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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,567
3,596
3,557
3,538
3,478
Malesno.
1,785
1,783
1,746
1,744
1,715
Femalesno.
1,782
1,813
1,811
1,794
1,763
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.0
21.0
20.9
20.7
20.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
15.3
14.7
14.1
14.2
14.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.6
14.7
14.8
14.5
14.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
14.9
14.5
14.1
13.9
13.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.6
15.5
15.3
14.4
13.8
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.6
11.7
12.2
13.3
13.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.8
5.3
5.8
6.1
6.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.6
2.8
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,507.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
19.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
10.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
54.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
60.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,194
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
927
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
396
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
99
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.
35
30
47
39
49
Crude birth raterate
9.8
8.3
13.2
11.0
14.0
Deathsno.
7
17
6
11
14
Crude death raterate
1.9
4.7
1.6
3.1
4.0