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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,800
3,800
3,789
3,771
3,795
Malesno.
2,097
2,099
2,112
2,090
2,112
Femalesno.
1,703
1,701
1,677
1,681
1,683
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
26.5
26.5
26.6
26.0
25.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.2
11.1
10.2
10.1
9.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.9
17.2
16.7
16.8
16.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
21.8
21.9
21.8
21.8
21.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.0
16.5
16.8
16.9
16.8
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.5
5.7
6.5
6.9
7.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
0.7
0.7
1.0
1.2
1.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
554.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
7.7
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
16.8
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
6.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
59.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
58.1
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,042
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
807
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
460
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
39
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
62
74
69
72
72
Crude birth raterate
16.3
19.4
18.2
19.0
18.9
Deathsno.
7
4
9
7
10
Crude death raterate
1.8
1.0
2.3
1.8
2.6