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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
4,141
4,291
4,528
4,775
4,835
Malesno.
2,051
2,129
2,249
2,364
2,383
Femalesno.
2,090
2,162
2,279
2,411
2,452
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.5
22.0
22.1
21.4
20.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.1
16.0
16.0
15.3
14.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
10.6
10.6
9.9
10.3
9.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.9
17.2
16.8
16.3
15.9
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
20.0
20.2
19.8
20.2
20.4
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.6
9.2
10.2
11.1
12.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.8
3.0
3.4
3.5
3.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.2
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
2,497.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
33.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
18.7
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
53.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
65.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,317
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,215
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
646
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
69
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.
45
37
51
53
39
Crude birth raterate
10.8
8.6
11.2
11.0
8.0
Deathsno.
6
6
8
7
6
Crude death raterate
1.4
1.3
1.7
1.4
1.2