National Regional Profile: South Australia   
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 21/09/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA4   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,505,038
1,511,728
1,518,696
1,526,301
1,532,727
Malesno.
743,753
747,262
751,311
755,481
759,244
Femalesno.
761,285
764,466
767,385
770,820
773,483
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
19.5
19.3
19.1
18.9
18.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.1
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.3
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.1
13.8
13.6
13.3
13.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.3
15.2
15.0
14.9
14.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.9
14.1
14.0
14.0
14.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.6
9.9
10.4
10.7
11.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
5.1
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.6
1.7
1.7
1.8
1.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.7
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
20.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
11.6
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
53.5
na
na
na