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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,015
1,044
1,037
1,046
1,047
Malesno.
537
544
536
543
546
Femalesno.
478
500
501
503
501
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.6
23.1
21.2
22.4
23.7
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
7.0
6.3
7.5
7.6
7.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
16.3
15.8
14.7
14.7
13.8
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
13.7
13.9
13.8
13.9
13.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.2
14.9
15.2
14.5
13.7
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
10.0
10.6
11.8
12.6
13.5
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
7.4
7.6
8.1
7.1
7.4
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
5.4
5.2
5.1
4.6
4.3
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.7
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.7
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
15.5
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
2.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
32.5
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
61.2
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
354
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
276
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
102
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
15
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.
18
21
16
11
20
Crude birth raterate
17.7
20.1
15.4
10.5
19.1
Deathsno.
9
16
11
19
14
Crude death raterate
8.8
15.3
10.6
18.1
13.3