National Regional Profile: Launceston (C) - Pt C (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,910
2,878
2,881
2,864
2,890
Malesno.
1,508
1,498
1,504
1,501
1,515
Femalesno.
1,402
1,380
1,377
1,363
1,375
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.4
23.2
23.0
22.3
22.0
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.4
12.1
12.3
12.4
12.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.3
13.0
11.7
11.5
11.2
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.9
18.5
18.7
18.0
17.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.1
15.0
14.8
15.6
15.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
10.3
10.4
11.5
11.6
12.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.0
5.0
5.1
5.6
5.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.1
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
2.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
9.3
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
2.8
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.5
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
51.4
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
966
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
785
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
335
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
70
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
17.4
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
82.6
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.
40
50
35
37
41
Crude birth raterate
13.7
17.3
12.1
12.9
14.1
Deathsno.
23
14
8
11
11
Crude death raterate
7.9
4.8
2.7
3.8
3.8