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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,302 | 8,405 | 8,409 | 8,421 | 8,366 |
Males | no. | 4,209 | 4,267 | 4,260 | 4,281 | 4,250 |
Females | no. | 4,093 | 4,138 | 4,149 | 4,140 | 4,116 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,860 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,170 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 846 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 180 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 95.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 94 | 86 | 104 | 94 | 86 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.3 | 10.2 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 |
Deaths | no. | 57 | 72 | 64 | 79 | 61 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 7.2 |
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