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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,041
3,346
3,809
4,192
4,876
Malesno.
1,493
1,637
1,877
2,078
2,428
Femalesno.
1,548
1,709
1,932
2,114
2,448
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
15.2
16.0
16.5
16.3
17.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
45.8
43.3
43.6
44.8
38.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.2
16.4
15.8
15.0
20.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
11.1
11.3
11.0
10.9
11.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
8.2
8.5
8.0
8.0
8.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
0.9
1.0
1.2
1.3
1.5
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
551.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
13.6
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
7.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
35.8
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
54.3
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
837
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
618
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
295
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
50
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.
37
42
37
61
60
Crude birth raterate
12.1
12.5
9.7
14.5
12.3
Deathsno.
3
3
12
3
15
Crude death raterate
0.9
0.8
3.1
0.7
3.0