National Regional Profile: Etheridge (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA33100   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
984
1,016
1,025
1,023
1,009
Malesno.
577
598
605
604
599
Femalesno.
407
418
420
419
410
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
20.2
20.6
21.1
20.9
19.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.7
11.5
10.0
9.6
8.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.6
15.8
16.2
14.7
14.4
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.6
15.9
15.6
15.8
15.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
12.6
13.3
13.5
13.3
14.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
14.6
14.9
14.5
15.4
16.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.3
5.2
5.9
6.8
7.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.6
2.0
2.4
2.4
2.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.8
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.7
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.1
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
28.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
53.0
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
329
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
242
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
100
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
7
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.
22
13
13
19
14
Crude birth raterate
22.3
12.7
12.6
18.5
13.8
Deathsno.
4
4
4
na
4
Crude death raterate
4.0
3.9
3.9
na
3.9