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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,099
3,145
3,257
3,151
3,159
Malesno.
1,702
1,756
1,814
1,753
1,760
Femalesno.
1,397
1,389
1,443
1,398
1,399
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
29.4
28.9
28.6
28.9
28.6
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.1
12.7
12.9
12.0
11.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
19.1
19.9
20.0
18.6
17.4
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.5
17.4
17.1
17.8
18.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.8
11.5
11.1
11.3
11.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.6
6.0
6.1
6.6
7.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.5
2.5
3.0
3.4
3.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.7
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
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
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
6.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.5
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
44.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
54.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
923
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
751
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
423
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
54
57
72
60
63
Crude birth raterate
17.4
18.1
22.1
19.0
19.9
Deathsno.
7
3
na
5
7
Crude death raterate
2.2
0.9
na
1.5
2.2