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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
2,223
2,173
2,165
2,174
2,198
Malesno.
1,240
1,206
1,194
1,205
1,212
Femalesno.
983
967
971
969
986
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
29.2
29.3
29.4
29.9
29.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.2
9.8
9.7
10.1
9.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
21.8
20.2
20.0
19.3
19.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
20.5
21.2
20.6
20.1
20.4
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
12.6
13.5
13.3
13.8
13.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
4.6
4.8
5.4
5.2
5.1
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
0.9
0.9
1.2
1.3
1.3
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
201.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
15.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
9.4
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
5.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
50.6
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
50.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
701
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
525
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
279
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
43
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
6.4
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
93.6
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
40
45
45
39
49
Crude birth raterate
17.9
20.7
20.7
17.9
22.2
Deathsno.
7
6
4
5
4
Crude death raterate
3.1
2.7
1.8
2.2
1.8