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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,584
1,453
1,466
1,486
1,529
Malesno.
928
829
840
846
865
Femalesno.
656
624
626
640
664
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
25.6
25.7
24.3
24.0
23.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
13.8
15.1
16.0
15.4
15.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
20.6
18.4
18.7
19.1
18.6
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.0
17.7
17.2
17.8
18.8
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.6
11.3
11.7
11.0
11.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
6.8
7.2
7.5
7.9
8.0
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.3
3.2
3.0
3.0
2.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.9
1.2
1.4
1.5
2.1
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.0
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
40.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
10.6
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
4.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
45.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
52.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
377
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
279
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
115
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
40
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
33
31
24
32
20
Crude birth raterate
20.8
21.3
16.3
21.5
13.0
Deathsno.
7
5
6
7
na
Crude death raterate
4.4
3.4
4.0
4.7
na