National Regional Profile: West Arthur (S) (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
914
906
917
913
906
Malesno.
487
482
477
480
481
Femalesno.
427
424
440
433
425
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.9
22.7
21.7
21.6
20.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
8.5
7.3
7.7
6.5
5.8
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
14.1
13.8
14.0
13.4
12.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
17.4
16.6
15.9
15.6
16.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.0
14.7
15.0
16.1
17.3
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
11.9
11.8
11.9
12.2
12.7
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.4
7.9
8.4
8.9
8.7
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
3.5
3.9
4.0
4.4
4.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.5
1.8
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.3
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
6.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
30.7
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
75.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
352
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
258
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
95
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
17
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.
19
15
8
13
6
Crude birth raterate
20.7
16.5
8.7
14.2
6.6
Deathsno.
3
na
na
3
4
Crude death raterate
3.2
na
na
3.2
4.4