National Regional Profile: Central Coast (M) - Pt B (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,247
3,223
3,178
3,185
3,137
Malesno.
1,692
1,681
1,662
1,662
1,631
Femalesno.
1,555
1,542
1,516
1,523
1,506
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
25.3
25.3
24.2
23.2
22.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.6
12.5
13.0
13.7
14.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.0
12.1
11.4
11.3
11.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
18.9
18.6
18.5
17.8
17.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.1
14.7
14.9
15.2
15.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.0
8.9
9.3
9.7
10.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
5.2
5.2
5.5
5.8
6.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.6
2.6
2.9
3.0
2.9
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
3.8
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
4.9
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.1
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.6
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
39.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
62.1
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,059
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
887
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
421
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
46
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.
27
28
32
28
27
Crude birth raterate
8.3
8.6
10.0
8.7
8.6
Deathsno.
11
11
9
5
14
Crude death raterate
3.3
3.4
2.8
1.5
4.4