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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,238
2,248
2,223
2,203
2,166
Malesno.
1,155
1,154
1,136
1,135
1,121
Femalesno.
1,083
1,094
1,087
1,068
1,045
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
18.6
19.4
19.1
19.9
19.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.9
11.8
12.1
12.2
12.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.2
12.8
13.0
12.5
12.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
14.9
15.6
15.5
15.3
15.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.1
14.6
13.9
13.1
12.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
12.9
13.1
13.6
14.0
14.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.6
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
4.2
4.6
4.9
4.9
5.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.9
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,664.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
22.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
13.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
59.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
65.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
823
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
604
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
235
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
100.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
0.0
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.
25
29
28
21
25
Crude birth raterate
11.1
12.9
12.5
9.5
11.5
Deathsno.
11
10
13
5
17
Crude death raterate
4.9
4.4
5.8
2.2
7.8