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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
927
922
941
963
966
Malesno.
487
485
492
493
488
Femalesno.
440
437
449
470
478
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
20.1
21.6
20.7
20.9
20.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
7.8
6.6
7.4
7.3
6.9
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.0
14.6
13.3
13.2
13.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.3
17.6
17.0
18.2
19.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.1
16.4
16.5
15.9
16.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.1
10.3
11.6
11.3
10.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.9
8.4
8.4
7.6
7.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
4.0
3.9
4.3
4.8
5.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.9
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.9
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
13.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
15.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
2.7
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
47.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
53.1
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
335
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
229
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
81
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
12
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.
9
7
9
9
13
Crude birth raterate
9.7
7.5
9.5
9.3
13.4
Deathsno.
4
na
3
3
4
Crude death raterate
4.3
na
3.1
3.1
4.1