National Regional Profile: Waratah/Wynyard (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,651
2,586
2,548
2,524
2,472
Malesno.
1,371
1,328
1,311
1,291
1,258
Femalesno.
1,280
1,258
1,237
1,233
1,214
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
25.8
26.3
25.5
24.7
23.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.1
12.2
12.4
12.7
12.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.7
12.3
11.5
11.0
10.6
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.1
17.6
17.5
16.6
16.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.1
14.4
14.6
15.3
16.2
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.1
8.5
9.1
10.1
10.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.2
6.7
7.0
6.9
6.8
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.7
1.8
2.2
2.6
3.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
6.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
11.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
37.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
57.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
851
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
701
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
322
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
59
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
94.1
na
na
na
Remote%
na
5.9
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
20
31
33
19
27
Crude birth raterate
7.5
11.9
12.9
7.5
10.9
Deathsno.
12
7
6
6
7
Crude death raterate
4.5
2.7
2.3
2.3
2.8