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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,867
3,852
3,829
3,799
3,725
Malesno.
1,912
1,897
1,877
1,874
1,831
Femalesno.
1,955
1,955
1,952
1,925
1,894
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.4
20.5
20.6
20.9
20.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.3
16.6
15.8
15.7
15.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.0
14.9
14.4
14.0
13.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
14.3
14.0
13.6
13.3
13.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
17.5
17.1
16.8
15.2
14.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.1
9.9
11.0
12.9
14.0
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.4
4.5
4.9
4.8
5.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.6
2.0
2.2
2.5
2.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,363.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
19.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
10.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
50.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
55.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,322
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,023
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
131
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.
45
58
61
51
52
Crude birth raterate
11.6
15.0
15.9
13.4
13.9
Deathsno.
9
9
16
11
14
Crude death raterate
2.3
2.3
4.1
2.8
3.7