National Regional Profile: George Town (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,045
1,056
1,058
1,062
1,051
Malesno.
575
574
584
599
594
Femalesno.
470
482
474
463
457
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.6
23.7
24.0
23.4
22.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.4
11.3
11.2
12.3
12.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
11.9
11.0
10.2
9.0
7.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.2
17.3
16.6
15.7
15.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.2
16.6
16.6
17.2
17.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.4
11.3
11.8
12.5
13.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.4
7.0
7.0
7.1
6.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.5
1.6
2.2
2.3
2.9
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.8
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.7
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
36.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
50.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
367
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
289
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
113
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
26
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.
9
6
12
15
14
Crude birth raterate
8.6
5.6
11.3
14.1
13.3
Deathsno.
6
7
5
5
na
Crude death raterate
5.7
6.6
4.7
4.7
na