National Regional Profile: Alice Springs (T) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA70200   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
26,277
26,520
26,403
26,257
26,047
Malesno.
13,526
13,659
13,670
13,646
13,571
Femalesno.
12,751
12,861
12,733
12,611
12,476
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.9
24.6
24.6
24.7
24.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.2
13.9
13.9
13.8
14.0
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
18.5
18.0
17.5
16.9
16.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.4
18.4
18.3
18.3
18.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.7
14.2
14.3
14.4
14.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
6.5
6.9
7.0
7.5
7.9
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.4
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.3
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
79.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
18.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
16.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
8.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
51.8
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
8,195
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
5,852
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
2,570
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
779
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
446
464
480
474
429
Crude birth raterate
16.9
17.4
18.1
18.0
16.4
Deathsno.
132
129
113
105
108
Crude death raterate
5.0
4.8
4.2
3.9
4.1