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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
4,420
4,267
4,170
4,156
3,867
Malesno.
2,396
2,290
2,266
2,258
2,102
Femalesno.
2,024
1,977
1,904
1,898
1,765
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
29.5
30.2
29.3
28.7
28.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.6
11.7
12.3
11.5
10.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
21.3
20.5
20.5
19.7
18.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.4
17.2
18.3
18.8
19.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.9
12.6
11.7
12.7
13.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.0
5.2
5.6
6.0
6.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.5
1.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.5
0.7
0.8
1.0
1.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
11.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
16.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
6.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
40.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
46.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,298
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,028
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
544
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
88
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
95.2
na
na
na
Remote%
na
4.8
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
92
74
74
78
78
Crude birth raterate
20.8
17.3
17.7
18.7
20.1
Deathsno.
13
7
10
11
13
Crude death raterate
2.9
1.6
2.3
2.6
3.3