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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,633
2,629
2,605
2,575
2,794
Malesno.
1,318
1,310
1,308
1,289
1,400
Femalesno.
1,315
1,319
1,297
1,286
1,394
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.3
22.1
21.3
20.5
19.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
15.5
15.2
14.2
14.3
14.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
18.7
18.4
18.9
19.0
20.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.7
16.1
16.1
15.5
15.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.2
15.9
15.8
15.9
15.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
7.5
7.7
8.7
9.6
9.9
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.7
3.2
3.3
3.3
2.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
893.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
12.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
23.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
18.5
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
52.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
61.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
816
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
622
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
259
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
83
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.
34
35
36
33
27
Crude birth raterate
12.9
13.3
13.8
12.8
9.6
Deathsno.
8
9
3
7
16
Crude death raterate
3.0
3.4
1.1
2.7
5.7