National Regional Profile: Bruce Rock (S) (Local Government Area)  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/11/2006 CLASSIFICATIONS CODE: LGA51120   
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
1,147
1,127
1,082
1,061
1,059
Malesno.
596
595
568
564
560
Femalesno.
551
532
514
497
499
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
21.7
21.7
21.3
21.1
20.5
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
10.4
9.1
8.9
7.9
8.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
12.9
12.3
12.8
12.1
11.0
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
16.4
16.2
14.4
14.3
13.3
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
16.4
17.1
17.3
17.2
18.4
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
9.6
9.7
11.3
12.3
13.2
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
6.8
7.4
7.5
8.2
8.0
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
4.5
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.4
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.7
2.0
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.4
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
4.2
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
8.7
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
1.6
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
38.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
69.8
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
398
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
281
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
104
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
19
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
100.0
na
na
na
Very remote%
na
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
11
10
7
12
15
Crude birth raterate
9.5
8.8
6.4
11.3
14.1
Deathsno.
4
10
4
4
7
Crude death raterate
3.4
8.8
3.6
3.7
6.6