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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,656
1,643
1,630
1,629
1,596
Malesno.
837
829
821
819
800
Femalesno.
819
814
809
810
796
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
30.7
28.2
27.3
26.0
24.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.2
15.6
15.3
16.3
17.0
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
10.4
10.0
10.1
8.8
8.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
21.0
19.2
18.7
17.6
16.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.7
18.0
18.1
19.2
20.4
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.3
6.1
6.7
7.9
8.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.7
1.8
2.6
2.8
3.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,226.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.5
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
16.1
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
7.7
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
52.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
63.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
469
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
431
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
270
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
27
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.
15
13
14
8
16
Crude birth raterate
9.0
7.9
8.5
4.9
10.0
Deathsno.
na
na
0
0
3
Crude death raterate
na
na
0.0
0.0
1.8