National Regional Profile: Aurukun (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA30250   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,028
1,095
1,143
1,146
1,168
Malesno.
521
556
579
583
596
Femalesno.
507
539
564
563
572
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
28.8
30.5
28.2
26.6
24.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
19.2
18.6
18.7
17.8
17.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
19.0
17.7
16.8
16.2
15.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
13.8
12.7
14.7
15.4
16.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.4
11.8
10.9
11.9
11.8
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.3
5.9
7.2
7.9
9.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.8
1.8
2.0
2.8
3.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.9
0.9
1.4
1.1
1.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
90.5
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
2.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
83.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
21.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
22.4
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
163
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
214
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
71
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
74
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.
17
12
12
11
13
Crude birth raterate
16.5
10.9
10.4
9.5
11.1
Deathsno.
8
13
7
7
8
Crude death raterate
7.7
11.8
6.1
6.1
6.8