National Regional Profile: Dowerin (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA52940   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
823
837
814
790
790
Malesno.
418
430
418
400
398
Femalesno.
405
407
396
390
392
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
23.1
22.0
19.9
20.9
22.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.9
12.5
12.8
12.8
12.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.8
14.8
16.2
15.1
14.3
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.2
13.3
11.9
10.9
10.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.2
16.2
17.7
18.1
18.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.6
9.6
10.2
10.6
9.6
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.6
6.9
6.8
6.8
7.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
4.1
4.3
4.1
4.3
3.9
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.9
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.4
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
6.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
33.0
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
71.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
305
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
230
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
93
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
15
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
100.0
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.
11
9
12
11
14
Crude birth raterate
13.3
10.7
14.7
13.9
17.7
Deathsno.
0
9
3
7
na
Crude death raterate
0.0
10.7
3.6
8.8
na