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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,778
3,856
3,926
3,932
3,946
Malesno.
1,859
1,904
1,928
1,938
1,944
Femalesno.
1,919
1,952
1,998
1,994
2,002
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.6
22.5
21.5
21.4
21.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
15.8
15.8
16.3
16.5
16.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.1
17.2
16.8
15.4
14.4
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.2
16.8
17.0
17.2
17.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.6
15.4
15.1
15.2
15.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
6.5
7.1
7.2
8.2
8.9
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.4
3.4
3.7
3.9
4.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.6
1.6
2.0
1.8
1.9
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,814.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.8
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
26.6
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
11.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
49.3
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
59.0
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,326
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,086
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
485
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
130
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.
64
62
47
57
55
Crude birth raterate
16.9
16.0
11.9
14.4
13.9
Deathsno.
8
6
6
11
9
Crude death raterate
2.1
1.5
1.5
2.7
2.2