National Regional Profile: Townsville (C) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,579
3,582
3,639
3,695
3,666
Malesno.
1,893
1,894
1,924
1,948
1,929
Femalesno.
1,686
1,688
1,715
1,747
1,737
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.9
22.6
22.6
21.5
20.2
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.8
10.4
10.6
11.0
11.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.2
12.0
10.9
10.2
9.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.4
18.0
17.9
17.6
17.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.5
17.4
16.5
16.8
16.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
12.0
12.4
13.6
14.0
14.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.9
5.7
6.3
7.0
7.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.1
1.1
1.3
1.6
1.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
2.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
11.4
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
3.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
42.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
51.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,207
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,015
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
416
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
64
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.
40
43
42
37
40
Crude birth raterate
11.1
12.0
11.5
10.0
10.9
Deathsno.
8
19
16
18
22
Crude death raterate
2.2
5.3
4.3
4.8
6.0