National Regional Profile: Western Australia   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,874,459
1,901,159
1,924,553
1,949,948
1,978,079
Malesno.
939,216
951,556
963,418
976,250
991,268
Femalesno.
935,243
949,603
961,135
973,698
986,811
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.4
21.1
20.8
20.4
20.2
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.3
14.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
15.1
14.8
14.6
14.4
14.2
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.8
15.6
15.5
15.4
15.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.9
14.1
14.1
14.1
14.2
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.8
9.1
9.6
10.0
10.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.1
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
3.5
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
27.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
11.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
46.3
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
55.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
659,664
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
479,892
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
187,269
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
52,889
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
70.6
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
12.2
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
9.8
na
na
na
Remote%
na
4.7
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
2.7
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
25,093
24,002
23,601
24,273
25,295
Crude birth raterate
13.3
12.6
12.2
12.4
12.7
Deathsno.
10,668
10,779
11,326
11,311
11,184
Crude death raterate
5.6
5.6
5.8
5.8
5.6