National Regional Profile: Ernest-Molendinar (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,166
3,333
3,768
4,254
4,728
Malesno.
1,599
1,660
1,873
2,102
2,316
Femalesno.
1,567
1,673
1,895
2,152
2,412
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
25.8
24.5
23.5
23.5
23.2
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
15.4
14.9
15.8
15.7
16.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.0
14.7
15.6
15.7
15.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.5
17.7
17.5
17.3
17.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.6
14.2
13.0
13.0
13.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
7.0
8.3
8.4
8.4
8.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.3
3.8
4.0
4.0
4.2
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.3
1.7
2.1
2.1
2.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,171.2
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
22.9
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
9.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
39.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
48.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,094
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
918
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
363
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
183
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.
36
39
48
52
59
Crude birth raterate
11.3
11.7
12.7
12.2
12.4
Deathsno.
7
13
10
12
11
Crude death raterate
2.2
3.9
2.6
2.8
2.3