National Regional Profile: Hobsons Bay (C) - Williamstown (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
28,713
28,957
29,229
29,351
29,320
Malesno.
14,173
14,294
14,450
14,525
14,515
Femalesno.
14,540
14,663
14,779
14,826
14,805
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
19.0
19.1
19.0
19.2
19.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.6
10.5
10.7
10.4
10.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.5
16.2
15.9
15.5
15.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.6
18.9
18.9
18.8
18.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.2
13.5
13.6
13.8
14.4
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
7.7
7.9
8.3
8.6
8.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.2
6.7
6.3
6.1
6.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.8
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.9
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,814.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
21.8
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
18.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
53.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
64.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
10,929
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
7,272
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
2,866
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
606
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.
419
431
442
454
428
Crude birth raterate
14.5
14.8
15.1
15.4
14.5
Deathsno.
236
235
231
230
231
Crude death raterate
8.2
8.1
7.9
7.8
7.8