National Regional Profile: Ashburton (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA50250   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
6,222
5,945
5,808
5,774
5,975
Malesno.
3,425
3,256
3,184
3,178
3,288
Femalesno.
2,797
2,689
2,624
2,596
2,687
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
29.6
28.9
29.0
27.8
27.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.9
11.1
10.8
10.6
10.4
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
22.4
21.9
22.1
21.7
21.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
20.3
20.7
20.7
20.8
20.7
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
11.1
11.4
10.9
11.8
12.6
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
4.1
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.7
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.8
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.8
0.9
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.1
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
12.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
15.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
6.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
49.9
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
49.4
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,730
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
1,337
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
734
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
100
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
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
121
107
100
97
118
Crude birth raterate
19.4
17.9
17.2
16.7
19.7
Deathsno.
9
13
6
7
14
Crude death raterate
1.4
2.1
1.0
1.2
2.3