National Regional Profile: Fig Tree Pocket (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,928
3,063
3,126
3,233
3,347
Malesno.
1,455
1,519
1,556
1,612
1,671
Femalesno.
1,473
1,544
1,570
1,621
1,676
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
20.5
22.3
21.5
22.1
22.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.9
13.6
13.9
14.3
14.3
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
9.5
9.1
9.1
8.4
8.3
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.1
16.0
15.7
15.6
15.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
18.3
17.8
17.1
16.8
16.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
12.2
11.6
12.5
12.4
12.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.6
6.6
6.9
6.8
6.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.3
2.4
2.8
3.2
3.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
802.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
22.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
6.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
61.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
71.6
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
935
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
808
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
413
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
47
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.
32
26
27
25
34
Crude birth raterate
10.9
8.4
8.6
7.7
10.1
Deathsno.
8
6
8
9
7
Crude death raterate
2.7
1.9
2.5
2.7
2.0