National Regional Profile: Parkinson-Drewvale (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
5,590
6,283
7,610
9,140
10,613
Malesno.
2,838
3,191
3,873
4,660
5,419
Femalesno.
2,752
3,092
3,737
4,480
5,194
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
27.9
27.9
28.5
28.1
27.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.6
12.6
11.5
12.1
12.5
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.7
17.7
17.4
17.5
17.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
20.7
20.1
20.1
20.1
20.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
12.7
13.0
13.4
12.9
12.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.1
5.6
5.9
6.3
6.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.1
2.1
2.1
2.2
2.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
832.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.6
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
28.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
15.6
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
45.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
56.1
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,882
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,764
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
969
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
106
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.
103
121
120
163
185
Crude birth raterate
18.4
19.2
15.7
17.8
17.4
Deathsno.
6
13
21
25
48
Crude death raterate
1.0
2.0
2.7
2.7
4.5