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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
495
530
532
555
577
Malesno.
247
281
280
293
307
Femalesno.
248
249
252
262
270
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
20.4
21.1
18.8
19.3
20.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.9
11.5
9.8
8.6
8.3
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.2
13.8
15.0
16.9
16.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.8
16.6
16.0
14.8
13.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
18.0
18.7
21.1
18.7
18.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.5
10.9
10.5
12.8
12.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.8
5.3
6.2
5.6
7.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.7
2.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.2
0.6
0.5
0.7
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,753.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
10.0
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
20.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
12.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
53.3
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
61.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
217
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
137
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
41
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
24
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.
6
12
15
11
13
Crude birth raterate
12.1
22.6
28.1
19.8
22.5
Deathsno.
na
5
5
4
3
Crude death raterate
na
9.4
9.3
7.2
5.1