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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,350
2,589
2,592
2,584
2,611
Malesno.
1,185
1,305
1,331
1,338
1,360
Femalesno.
1,165
1,284
1,261
1,246
1,251
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
33.3
34.0
33.5
33.7
33.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
9.9
10.4
12.3
11.9
12.3
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
26.6
25.3
22.8
22.3
21.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.1
19.1
18.2
18.8
19.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
7.1
7.1
8.0
7.5
7.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
3.1
3.2
4.3
4.6
4.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.8
1.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
883.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.8
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
15.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
7.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
47.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
66.3
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
721
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
665
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
402
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
38
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
100.0
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.
77
85
55
64
76
Crude birth raterate
32.7
32.8
21.2
24.7
29.1
Deathsno.
8
7
na
na
3
Crude death raterate
3.4
2.7
na
na
1.1