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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
5,449
5,867
5,951
5,953
5,960
Malesno.
2,701
2,919
2,964
2,959
2,971
Femalesno.
2,748
2,948
2,987
2,994
2,989
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.7
24.0
23.9
23.1
22.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
15.7
15.8
16.2
16.6
17.0
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
21.2
20.0
20.0
19.4
18.9
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.4
17.9
17.3
17.9
18.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
12.3
13.0
12.7
12.6
12.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
4.9
5.6
6.2
6.4
6.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.9
2.5
2.4
2.7
2.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.8
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
3,057.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
26.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
25.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
55.1
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
60.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,955
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,501
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
745
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
150
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.
117
79
90
112
83
Crude birth raterate
21.4
13.4
15.1
18.8
13.9
Deathsno.
11
9
5
11
7
Crude death raterate
2.0
1.5
0.8
1.8
1.1