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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,898
2,913
2,894
2,763
2,699
Malesno.
1,410
1,421
1,419
1,338
1,317
Femalesno.
1,488
1,492
1,475
1,425
1,382
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
17.5
17.0
16.8
16.8
16.8
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.4
16.4
15.7
14.8
14.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
8.6
8.1
8.0
7.6
7.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
12.7
12.8
12.9
12.9
13.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
19.9
19.2
17.9
16.6
15.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
15.1
16.1
17.5
18.8
19.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.8
7.0
7.2
8.0
8.8
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.3
2.7
3.1
3.5
3.8
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.6
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.1
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,453.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.5
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
23.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
10.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
63.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
71.3
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
917
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
799
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
354
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
47
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.
23
19
19
13
25
Crude birth raterate
7.9
6.5
6.5
4.7
9.2
Deathsno.
10
15
10
6
8
Crude death raterate
3.4
5.1
3.4
2.1
2.9