National Regional Profile: South West (Statistical Division)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
188,972
194,129
198,681
203,940
211,477
Malesno.
95,171
97,730
99,860
102,264
106,033
Femalesno.
93,801
96,399
98,821
101,676
105,444
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.9
22.4
22.1
21.6
21.2
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.2
12.2
12.1
12.1
12.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.8
12.6
12.4
12.1
12.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.8
15.6
15.5
15.2
15.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.5
13.8
13.8
14.0
14.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.8
10.1
10.6
11.0
11.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.8
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
4.0
4.2
4.4
4.6
4.7
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.2
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
7.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
2.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
16.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
3.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
41.3
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
51.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
66,644
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
50,043
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
18,471
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
5,811
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.2
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
82.7
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
16.3
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.8
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
2,423
2,249
2,295
2,232
2,440
Crude birth raterate
12.8
11.5
11.5
10.9
11.5
Deathsno.
1,155
1,205
1,301
1,362
1,267
Crude death raterate
6.1
6.2
6.5
6.6
5.9