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

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,819
1,770
1,759
1,755
1,763
Malesno.
993
930
922
916
912
Femalesno.
826
840
837
839
851
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
30.0
32.1
32.3
31.9
31.0
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
11.1
12.0
10.6
11.7
12.5
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
18.3
17.2
17.0
16.4
16.2
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
20.0
20.6
19.6
19.0
18.0
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
13.1
11.8
13.0
13.6
14.1
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
5.7
5.2
5.8
5.6
5.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
1.3
0.8
1.1
1.4
1.6
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
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
48.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
7.0
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
56.3
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
35.4
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
43.9
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
345
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
388
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
210
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
41
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
0.0
na
na
na
Remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
100.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
44
41
38
34
44
Crude birth raterate
24.1
23.1
21.6
19.3
24.9
Deathsno.
8
5
7
10
10
Crude death raterate
4.3
2.8
3.9
5.6
5.6