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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,669
1,627
1,856
2,174
2,440
Malesno.
982
952
1,078
1,243
1,378
Femalesno.
687
675
778
931
1,062
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
11.3
10.9
10.5
11.0
10.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.1
14.2
18.3
17.9
17.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
23.4
22.4
21.8
23.0
23.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
14.7
14.9
14.8
14.6
14.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.4
18.2
16.8
15.7
14.8
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.6
11.2
10.3
10.9
11.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.6
4.9
4.3
4.4
4.5
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.2
2.6
2.6
2.4
2.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,139.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
6.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
20.4
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
7.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
58.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
70.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
538
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
276
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
74
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
11
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.
42
19
30
15
15
Crude birth raterate
25.1
11.6
16.1
6.8
6.1
Deathsno.
13
6
13
8
13
Crude death raterate
7.7
3.6
7.0
3.6
5.3