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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,966 | 6,966 | 6,938 | 6,936 | 6,950 |
Males | no. | 3,477 | 3,479 | 3,479 | 3,493 | 3,500 |
Females | no. | 3,489 | 3,487 | 3,459 | 3,443 | 3,450 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 31.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,569 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,845 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 690 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 202 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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 | 92 | 118 | 81 | 97 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 13.2 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 49 | 45 | 44 | 57 | 40 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 8.2 | 5.7 |
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