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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,867
2,959
3,000
3,009
3,011
Malesno.
1,556
1,616
1,639
1,647
1,648
Femalesno.
1,311
1,343
1,361
1,362
1,363
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.8
25.0
25.6
26.0
26.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.4
10.0
8.9
8.7
8.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.4
17.2
16.2
15.6
15.4
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.6
17.5
17.6
17.8
17.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.3
13.1
13.8
13.2
13.2
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.9
9.4
10.0
10.3
10.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.4
5.5
5.4
5.7
6.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.8
1.9
2.2
2.5
2.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
2.9
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
35.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
61.6
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,003
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
798
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
352
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
20
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
57.7
na
na
na
Remote%
na
42.3
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
62
54
53
54
53
Crude birth raterate
21.6
18.2
17.6
17.9
17.6
Deathsno.
10
5
18
8
8
Crude death raterate
3.4
1.6
6.0
2.6
2.6