National Regional Profile: Leonora (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA55040   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,222
1,998
1,976
1,985
1,920
Malesno.
1,391
1,248
1,239
1,268
1,232
Femalesno.
831
750
737
717
688
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.4
21.6
20.1
17.8
16.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.3
11.3
12.3
12.0
11.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
26.1
25.3
25.6
25.5
24.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.4
19.7
19.1
20.5
21.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.3
15.0
15.1
15.4
15.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
4.8
4.6
4.9
5.6
6.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.6
1.5
1.8
2.1
2.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
1.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
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
16.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
20.6
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
8.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
51.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
51.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
429
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
313
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
156
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
31
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
36.5
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
63.5
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
37
43
37
21
35
Crude birth raterate
16.6
21.5
18.7
10.5
18.2
Deathsno.
11
4
6
3
8
Crude death raterate
4.9
2.0
3.0
1.5
4.1