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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,040
3,255
3,502
3,818
4,120
Malesno.
1,544
1,650
1,771
1,934
2,084
Femalesno.
1,496
1,605
1,731
1,884
2,036
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.3
21.5
21.3
21.7
21.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
17.9
17.1
17.1
16.5
16.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.6
17.6
17.5
17.2
16.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
13.7
13.8
13.9
14.4
14.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.7
14.4
13.2
12.6
12.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.5
10.0
11.0
11.2
11.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.2
3.5
3.5
4.1
4.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.8
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,021.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.7
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
25.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
13.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
40.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
48.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,128
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
867
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
330
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
120
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.
53
43
62
72
73
Crude birth raterate
17.4
13.2
17.7
18.8
17.7
Deathsno.
14
7
9
7
10
Crude death raterate
4.6
2.1
2.5
1.8
2.4