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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
6,643
6,482
6,490
6,490
6,499
Malesno.
3,724
3,650
3,655
3,657
3,678
Femalesno.
2,919
2,832
2,835
2,833
2,821
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
25.7
24.7
24.5
23.5
22.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.9
13.2
12.7
12.1
11.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.9
15.8
16.2
16.4
16.3
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.9
18.5
17.9
17.6
17.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.0
17.3
17.2
17.5
17.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
6.8
7.2
7.9
8.7
9.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.9
2.3
2.4
2.9
3.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.7
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.3
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
7.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
48.4
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,956
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,532
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
773
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
62
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
4.7
na
na
na
Remote%
na
95.3
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
77
89
92
99
99
Crude birth raterate
11.5
13.7
14.1
15.2
15.2
Deathsno.
12
6
6
14
12
Crude death raterate
1.8
0.9
0.9
2.1
1.8