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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,072 | 8,289 | 8,416 | 8,520 | 8,580 |
Males | no. | 4,119 | 4,234 | 4,278 | 4,330 | 4,354 |
Females | no. | 3,953 | 4,055 | 4,138 | 4,190 | 4,226 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 19.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,720 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,927 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 710 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 188 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 95.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 73 | 67 | 65 | 76 | 59 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 6.8 |
Deaths | no. | 71 | 63 | 59 | 76 | 57 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 6.6 |
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