National Regional Profile: Palmerston (C) Bal (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,411
2,872
3,198
3,449
3,636
Malesno.
1,237
1,467
1,707
1,811
1,906
Femalesno.
1,174
1,405
1,491
1,638
1,730
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
27.1
27.9
26.2
27.4
27.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.0
13.9
15.3
13.8
13.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
23.8
23.0
22.0
21.8
20.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.7
17.8
16.6
16.7
16.9
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
9.7
10.1
10.0
10.2
10.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
4.6
4.5
6.0
6.4
6.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.7
1.6
2.5
2.6
2.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
86.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
9.0
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
11.9
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
5.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
51.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
56.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
860
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
695
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
361
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
53
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.
53
57
88
107
86
Crude birth raterate
21.9
19.8
27.5
31.0
23.6
Deathsno.
6
5
14
16
17
Crude death raterate
2.4
1.7
4.3
4.6
4.6