National Regional Profile: West Tamar (M) - 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.
1,815
1,803
1,759
1,762
1,807
Malesno.
927
929
902
908
926
Femalesno.
888
874
857
854
881
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.3
23.3
22.8
22.2
22.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.3
11.2
11.3
11.0
11.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.1
11.6
11.7
11.1
10.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.6
19.0
17.5
17.4
16.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.4
17.1
17.1
16.9
16.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
10.1
10.6
11.8
13.1
14.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.0
5.0
5.7
5.8
6.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.0
1.9
1.9
2.1
2.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
4.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
9.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
55.3
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
612
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
500
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
208
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
41
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
25.6
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
74.4
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.
18
20
23
25
37
Crude birth raterate
9.9
11.0
13.0
14.1
20.4
Deathsno.
8
3
12
10
8
Crude death raterate
4.4
1.6
6.8
5.6
4.4