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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,240
2,290
2,362
2,412
2,424
Malesno.
1,208
1,232
1,271
1,296
1,292
Femalesno.
1,032
1,058
1,091
1,116
1,132
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
26.5
27.0
26.7
26.1
25.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.3
14.3
14.0
14.2
14.3
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.5
16.4
16.5
16.6
16.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
14.7
15.0
14.7
14.9
14.9
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
12.9
12.5
12.5
12.2
12.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.8
8.8
8.8
9.0
8.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.6
4.6
4.8
4.6
4.7
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.3
1.0
1.6
1.9
2.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
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
44.6
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
4.6
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
11.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
32.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
32.6
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
551
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
475
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
180
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
88
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.
45
32
33
41
27
Crude birth raterate
20.0
13.9
13.9
16.9
11.1
Deathsno.
12
7
13
17
24
Crude death raterate
5.3
3.0
5.5
7.0
9.9