National Regional Profile: Ipswich (C) - South-West (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,924
4,015
4,054
4,202
4,274
Malesno.
2,058
2,108
2,129
2,217
2,273
Femalesno.
1,866
1,907
1,925
1,985
2,001
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.7
25.0
24.6
24.7
25.0
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.5
13.1
12.9
12.7
12.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.7
13.8
13.3
13.5
12.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.6
15.2
15.2
14.8
15.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.8
15.9
15.3
15.0
14.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.6
10.1
10.9
11.4
11.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.5
4.3
4.6
4.8
5.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.0
2.0
2.3
2.4
2.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.9
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
7.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
36.3
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
49.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,292
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,068
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
435
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
115
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
100.0
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.
43
53
57
71
76
Crude birth raterate
10.9
13.2
14.0
16.8
17.7
Deathsno.
12
9
17
17
16
Crude death raterate
3.0
2.2
4.1
4.0
3.7