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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,536
3,546
3,527
3,486
3,477
Malesno.
1,788
1,797
1,792
1,782
1,783
Femalesno.
1,748
1,749
1,735
1,704
1,694
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
29.6
30.0
29.2
28.8
28.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.7
14.1
14.4
14.4
14.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
18.2
17.7
17.2
16.3
15.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.5
15.7
16.5
17.0
17.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.6
11.6
11.6
11.7
12.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.8
5.9
6.0
6.7
6.9
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.3
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
2,309.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
15.8
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
15.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
7.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
43.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
49.6
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,140
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
808
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
341
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
195
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.
78
70
70
78
55
Crude birth raterate
22.0
19.7
19.8
22.3
15.8
Deathsno.
9
15
12
13
18
Crude death raterate
2.5
4.2
3.4
3.7
5.1