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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,210
2,202
2,182
2,153
2,147
Malesno.
1,142
1,135
1,131
1,116
1,111
Femalesno.
1,068
1,067
1,051
1,037
1,036
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
19.8
20.0
18.8
19.0
19.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.9
15.7
15.1
14.8
14.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.7
17.1
17.5
17.0
16.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.9
15.8
16.5
15.6
15.8
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.6
18.2
17.2
18.4
18.2
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.4
9.1
10.1
10.5
10.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.9
3.3
3.8
3.4
3.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.2
1.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,725.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
11.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
23.9
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
19.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
50.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
54.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
728
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
547
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
183
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
89
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.
30
20
31
36
33
Crude birth raterate
13.5
9.0
14.2
16.7
15.3
Deathsno.
12
3
11
4
5
Crude death raterate
5.4
1.3
5.0
1.8
2.3