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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,486
1,504
1,477
1,434
1,341
Malesno.
808
816
811
777
720
Femalesno.
678
688
666
657
621
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.9
23.5
22.5
22.0
21.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
8.6
8.1
7.5
7.3
6.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.8
15.2
15.3
15.8
15.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.5
15.9
15.0
14.9
14.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.9
14.0
14.6
13.8
14.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
12.8
13.4
14.3
14.9
16.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.3
6.7
7.6
7.7
7.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.1
2.3
2.4
3.0
3.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
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
0.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
12.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
38.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
67.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
516
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
373
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
148
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
21
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
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
34
23
20
15
20
Crude birth raterate
22.8
15.2
13.5
10.4
14.9
Deathsno.
7
7
7
10
5
Crude death raterate
4.7
4.6
4.7
6.9
3.7