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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
5,530
5,657
5,769
5,829
5,874
Malesno.
2,743
2,807
2,863
2,894
2,916
Femalesno.
2,787
2,850
2,906
2,935
2,958
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.5
23.0
22.7
22.3
21.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
18.0
17.8
17.9
17.4
17.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.3
12.3
11.5
11.6
11.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.2
15.9
16.0
15.3
15.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
18.2
18.2
18.2
18.2
17.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
7.3
8.3
9.0
10.2
11.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.9
3.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.6
1.6
1.8
1.7
1.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,528.9
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
14.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
4.5
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
44.5
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
54.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,771
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,524
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
757
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
157
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.
62
78
66
55
57
Crude birth raterate
11.2
13.7
11.4
9.4
9.7
Deathsno.
9
10
13
7
8
Crude death raterate
1.6
1.7
2.2
1.2
1.3