National Regional Profile: Walgett (A) (Statistical Local Area)
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Persons no. 8,446
8,328
8,281
8,201
8,083
Males no. 4,790
4,673
4,639
4,580
4,500
Females no. 3,656
3,655
3,642
3,621
3,583
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years % 22.2
22.3
21.9
21.1
20.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years % 11.3
11.4
11.3
11.0
10.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years % 14.4
14.3
14.1
13.9
13.3
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years % 15.4
15.2
14.9
15.0
15.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years % 14.8
14.7
15.0
15.0
15.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years % 12.0
11.9
12.4
12.9
13.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years % 7.0
7.1
7.1
7.5
7.5
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years % 2.4
2.5
2.7
3.0
3.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over % 0.5
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.8
Population density persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.4
Percentage of total population % na
25.1
na
na
na
Percentage of total population % na
10.6
na
na
na
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over % na
5.9
na
na
na
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over % na
39.4
na
na
na
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations % na
51.7
na
na
na
Households no. na
2,893
na
na
na
Total families no. na
1,871
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no. na
656
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no. na
221
na
na
na
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
95.3
na
na
na
Very remote % na
4.7
na
na
na
Births no. 123
115
111
101
114
Crude birth rate rate 14.5
13.8
13.4
12.3
14.1
Deaths no. 59
50
56
60
62
Crude death rate rate 6.9
6.0
6.7
7.3
7.6