National Regional Profile: Roxby Downs (M) (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,652
3,633
3,697
3,730
3,617
Malesno.
2,027
2,019
2,057
2,074
2,010
Femalesno.
1,625
1,614
1,640
1,656
1,607
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
31.1
31.3
30.7
31.0
30.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.8
11.5
11.5
11.7
11.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
25.4
24.7
23.7
22.0
20.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.8
19.9
20.3
20.8
21.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
9.1
9.6
10.0
10.4
11.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
2.4
2.6
3.0
3.4
3.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.6
0.7
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
32.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
2.2
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
49.5
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
50.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,191
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
914
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
563
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
48
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
100.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
90
89
78
83
88
Crude birth raterate
24.6
24.4
21.0
22.2
24.3
Deathsno.
3
7
3
3
na
Crude death raterate
0.8
1.9
0.8
0.8
na