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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,491
3,476
3,474
3,450
3,400
Malesno.
1,755
1,747
1,751
1,749
1,730
Femalesno.
1,736
1,729
1,723
1,701
1,670
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
25.2
23.8
22.5
21.8
21.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
17.6
18.1
18.4
18.4
18.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
11.2
11.7
11.3
11.6
11.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.2
17.4
17.0
15.5
14.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
18.4
18.7
19.5
20.4
20.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
6.1
6.8
7.5
8.1
9.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.7
2.8
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.4
1.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,759.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
17.1
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
9.7
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
47.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
57.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,044
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
908
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
468
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
122
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.
31
36
43
36
42
Crude birth raterate
8.8
10.3
12.3
10.4
12.3
Deathsno.
3
7
5
na
4
Crude death raterate
0.8
2.0
1.4
na
1.1