National Regional Profile: Calliope (S) - 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.
2,796
2,785
2,803
2,817
2,815
Malesno.
1,493
1,487
1,496
1,504
1,500
Femalesno.
1,303
1,298
1,307
1,313
1,315
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.2
22.5
21.3
21.1
20.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.2
10.9
11.0
10.8
10.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.8
13.1
12.3
12.4
12.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.1
16.9
16.8
16.3
15.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.8
15.9
15.8
15.9
16.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
10.8
11.2
12.5
13.3
13.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.3
6.4
6.7
6.5
6.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.8
3.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.6
0.6
1.0
1.0
1.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
3.8
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.4
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
2.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
33.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
52.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
953
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
751
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
291
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
60
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
88.8
na
na
na
Remote%
na
11.2
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
31
36
27
25
39
Crude birth raterate
11.0
12.9
9.6
8.8
13.8
Deathsno.
15
8
10
12
9
Crude death raterate
5.3
2.8
3.5
4.2
3.1