National Regional Profile: Wickepin (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA59100   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
772
744
724
737
693
Malesno.
411
394
382
382
360
Femalesno.
361
350
342
355
333
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.3
23.7
23.1
22.8
23.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
7.9
7.7
6.6
7.5
6.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.6
12.5
11.7
10.9
9.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.6
19.4
18.8
19.0
18.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.1
13.7
14.2
14.1
15.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.4
12.4
13.8
13.6
12.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.6
6.2
6.6
6.9
8.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
3.6
3.8
3.6
4.1
4.3
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.9
0.8
1.5
1.2
1.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.6
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
5.8
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
30.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
74.3
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
301
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
214
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
91
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
15
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
56.7
na
na
na
Remote%
na
43.3
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
16
16
12
13
6
Crude birth raterate
20.7
21.5
16.5
17.6
8.6
Deathsno.
5
3
na
na
3
Crude death raterate
6.4
4.0
na
na
4.3