National Regional Profile: Derwent Valley (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,971
2,889
2,866
2,865
2,855
Malesno.
1,593
1,549
1,540
1,544
1,539
Femalesno.
1,378
1,340
1,326
1,321
1,316
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.1
22.7
22.0
21.7
21.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.2
12.7
13.0
12.9
13.0
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.6
12.9
12.4
12.5
12.4
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.1
18.2
17.8
17.3
16.9
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.1
16.2
16.6
16.4
16.5
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.8
10.5
11.1
11.7
12.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.8
4.7
5.0
5.3
5.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.9
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
4.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
36.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
47.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
984
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
791
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
324
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
76
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
33.1
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
66.2
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.6
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
40
30
37
38
31
Crude birth raterate
13.4
10.3
12.9
13.2
10.8
Deathsno.
12
7
9
13
13
Crude death raterate
4.0
2.4
3.1
4.5
4.5