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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,828
2,793
2,764
2,716
2,663
Malesno.
1,429
1,408
1,395
1,374
1,347
Femalesno.
1,399
1,385
1,369
1,342
1,316
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.3
21.8
21.4
20.9
20.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
16.9
17.0
16.2
16.3
16.0
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.8
13.7
13.8
13.8
14.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
13.5
13.5
13.5
13.1
12.8
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
20.1
19.2
18.3
17.3
16.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.2
9.3
11.0
12.2
13.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
3.4
3.7
3.9
3.9
4.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.4
1.5
1.6
2.0
2.3
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1,748.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
17.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
9.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
49.5
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
59.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
902
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
742
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
321
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
92
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.
36
37
37
38
27
Crude birth raterate
12.7
13.2
13.3
13.9
10.1
Deathsno.
5
11
6
3
3
Crude death raterate
1.7
3.9
2.1
1.1
1.1