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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 3,960 | 4,068 | 4,144 | 4,162 | 4,228 |
Males | no. | 2,061 | 2,122 | 2,151 | 2,184 | 2,238 |
Females | no. | 1,899 | 1,946 | 1,993 | 1,978 | 1,990 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 20.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.5 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 18.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,374 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,055 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 371 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 100 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.8 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 34 | 35 | 38 | 45 | 30 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 7.0 |
Deaths | no. | 19 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 17 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
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