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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
71,927
74,018
76,152
78,608
81,677
Malesno.
35,792
36,807
37,838
39,124
40,702
Femalesno.
36,135
37,211
38,314
39,484
40,975
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.5
24.2
23.8
23.3
22.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.8
13.0
13.2
13.4
13.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.4
14.0
13.7
13.5
13.3
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.0
15.9
15.9
15.8
15.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.8
12.1
12.1
12.2
12.4
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.9
9.1
9.4
9.7
9.9
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.1
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
3.6
3.7
3.8
4.0
4.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.9
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
318.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
29.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
4.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
43.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
50.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
25,043
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
19,493
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
7,753
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
2,389
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
93.1
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
6.9
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.
1,031
893
917
1,005
1,061
Crude birth raterate
14.3
12.0
12.0
12.7
12.9
Deathsno.
403
416
426
442
408
Crude death raterate
5.6
5.6
5.5
5.6
4.9