National Regional Profile: Orroroo/Carrieton (DC) (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,033
1,017
1,009
996
979
Malesno.
514
505
499
494
489
Femalesno.
519
512
510
502
490
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
22.1
21.1
20.3
19.1
18.0
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
8.4
7.1
8.0
8.2
8.6
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
10.4
9.6
9.1
9.1
8.7
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
15.1
14.9
14.2
14.1
13.2
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
14.4
16.1
16.3
17.0
17.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.7
10.3
11.5
11.5
12.4
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
9.8
9.8
9.4
8.7
9.1
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
7.2
7.9
7.9
8.9
8.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
3.0
3.0
3.3
3.3
4.1
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
0.1
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
5.5
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
0.9
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
31.8
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
69.5
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
366
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
269
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
101
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
11
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
85.9
na
na
na
Remote%
na
14.1
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
11
7
10
16
7
Crude birth raterate
10.6
6.8
9.9
16.0
7.1
Deathsno.
12
12
14
15
11
Crude death raterate
11.6
11.7
13.8
15.0
11.2