National Regional Profile: Tanah Merah (Statistical Local Area)  
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
POPULATION BY SEX - at 30 June
Personsno.
887
901
907
897
901
Malesno.
469
470
471
465
467
Femalesno.
418
431
436
432
434
POPULATION : PERCENTAGE BY AGE GROUP - at 30 June
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years%
17.0
16.4
16.6
16.2
16.4
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years%
19.3
18.4
18.5
16.9
16.2
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years%
13.1
13.5
12.9
12.2
11.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years%
13.5
12.8
12.8
11.7
11.1
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years%
19.5
18.9
17.3
19.0
19.0
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years%
10.6
12.5
13.7
15.4
16.8
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years%
4.2
4.6
5.1
5.8
6.5
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years%
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.2
2.6
Percentage aged 85 years and over%
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.3
POPULATION DENSITY - at 30 June
Population density
persons/km2
na
na
na
na
517.5
INDIGENOUS POPULATION - at 30 June
Percentage of total population%
na
0.8
na
na
na
OVERSEAS BORN POPULATION
Percentage of total population%
na
30.2
na
na
na
SPEAKS A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
8.0
na
na
na
PERSONS WITH POST SCHOOL QUALIFICATIONS
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over%
na
40.2
na
na
na
OCCUPATION
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations%
na
49.7
na
na
na
HOUSEHOLDS - Census 2001
Householdsno.
na
348
na
na
na
FAMILIES - Census 2001
Total familiesno.
na
233
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
77
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent studentsno.
na
39
na
na
na
PROPORTION OF POPULATION IN REMOTENESS AREA
Major cities%
na
100.0
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
0.0
na
na
na
BIRTHS AND DEATHS - year ended 31 December
Birthsno.
9
9
15
10
10
Crude birth raterate
10.1
9.9
16.5
11.1
11.0
Deathsno.
na
na
5
3
3
Crude death raterate
na
na
5.5
3.3
3.3