National Regional Profile: Woocoo (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA37500   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
3,036
3,043
3,064
3,111
3,168
Malesno.
1,566
1,568
1,578
1,602
1,629
Femalesno.
1,470
1,475
1,486
1,509
1,539
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
24.7
24.3
23.3
22.2
21.3
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.5
10.6
11.0
12.1
12.7
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
11.6
11.4
10.8
10.5
10.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.7
16.0
15.8
14.9
14.6
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
15.5
15.8
15.8
16.2
16.2
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
12.2
12.8
13.6
14.2
14.7
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.7
6.9
7.2
7.0
6.9
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
1.7
1.9
2.2
2.6
3.2
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
1.6
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
1.3
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
7.9
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.4
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
35.5
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
50.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
1,034
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
878
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
353
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
60
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional%
na
84.3
na
na
na
Outer regional%
na
15.7
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.
33
24
22
25
28
Crude birth raterate
10.8
7.8
7.1
8.0
8.8
Deathsno.
8
11
14
8
11
Crude death raterate
2.6
3.6
4.5
2.5
3.4