National Regional Profile: Nicholls (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
5,245
5,971
6,295
6,805
7,029
Malesno.
2,563
2,914
3,052
3,309
3,434
Femalesno.
2,682
3,057
3,243
3,496
3,595
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
27.4
27.1
27.5
27.5
27.1
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.1
12.2
11.7
11.2
11.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
17.9
17.3
15.5
14.7
13.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
19.1
19.3
19.7
19.7
19.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.0
14.0
14.5
15.0
15.8
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.9
6.2
6.9
7.5
8.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
2.7
2.8
3.2
3.2
3.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
1.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,087.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.7
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
23.4
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
20.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
57.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
67.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,786
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,604
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
917
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
84
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.
83
113
91
102
92
Crude birth raterate
15.8
18.9
14.4
14.9
13.0
Deathsno.
5
8
3
11
10
Crude death raterate
0.9
1.3
0.4
1.6
1.4