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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,548
3,518
3,500
3,487
3,436
Malesno.
1,760
1,746
1,735
1,721
1,695
Femalesno.
1,788
1,772
1,765
1,766
1,741
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
29.9
27.9
27.4
26.0
24.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.8
15.8
15.7
16.4
16.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.9
15.2
15.1
15.0
14.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.0
18.1
17.1
16.9
16.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.3
14.3
15.2
15.0
15.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.1
5.5
5.7
6.4
7.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.2
2.2
2.5
2.8
3.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.7
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,533.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
17.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
11.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
47.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,091
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
936
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
451
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
165
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.
52
61
50
51
43
Crude birth raterate
14.6
17.3
14.2
14.6
12.5
Deathsno.
3
4
6
16
7
Crude death raterate
0.8
1.1
1.7
4.5
2.0