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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,230
2,207
2,189
2,165
2,162
Malesno.
1,164
1,146
1,134
1,138
1,138
Femalesno.
1,066
1,061
1,055
1,027
1,024
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.2
23.7
23.4
23.8
24.0
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.5
16.2
14.4
15.2
15.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.5
15.9
15.9
15.2
14.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.3
16.3
17.1
16.7
16.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.5
14.7
14.8
14.7
15.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.0
8.6
9.5
9.5
9.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.0
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.7
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.8
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
2,571.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
8.6
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
31.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
32.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
44.3
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
51.0
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
646
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
536
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
224
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
81
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.
22
34
39
32
37
Crude birth raterate
9.8
15.4
17.8
14.7
17.1
Deathsno.
5
6
6
8
6
Crude death raterate
2.2
2.7
2.7
3.6
2.7