National Regional Profile: Wongan-Ballidu (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,595
1,593
1,551
1,543
1,497
Malesno.
861
863
835
843
835
Femalesno.
734
730
716
700
662
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
26.1
25.3
25.6
25.3
25.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
9.3
9.2
9.0
9.0
7.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.3
16.4
16.6
16.6
15.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.4
17.2
16.8
17.0
18.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.5
15.6
15.2
15.1
15.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
7.4
7.6
8.1
8.0
8.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.3
4.7
5.0
5.1
5.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.8
2.9
2.8
3.0
3.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.9
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
4.0
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
10.4
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
37.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
64.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
562
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
403
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
176
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
36
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
60.7
na
na
na
Remote%
na
39.3
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
24
26
32
22
28
Crude birth raterate
15.0
16.3
20.6
14.2
18.7
Deathsno.
15
11
10
11
8
Crude death raterate
9.4
6.9
6.4
7.1
5.3