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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,232
1,538
1,948
2,385
3,122
Malesno.
614
768
1,012
1,220
1,597
Femalesno.
618
770
936
1,165
1,525
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.0
22.5
22.6
23.1
23.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
12.4
12.1
11.4
11.4
11.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
21.3
21.3
21.3
20.0
19.5
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.3
16.6
17.0
17.7
17.9
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.8
13.2
13.2
13.5
13.4
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
8.4
8.6
8.6
8.4
8.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.2
4.0
3.7
3.8
3.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.2
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
626.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.0
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
8.1
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
45.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
55.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
512
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
437
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
201
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
31
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.
26
34
46
52
59
Crude birth raterate
21.1
22.1
23.6
21.8
18.8
Deathsno.
4
6
5
4
3
Crude death raterate
3.2
3.9
2.5
1.6
0.9