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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,768 | 9,120 | 9,085 | 9,179 | 9,138 |
Males | no. | 4,368 | 4,534 | 4,539 | 4,591 | 4,565 |
Females | no. | 4,400 | 4,586 | 4,546 | 4,588 | 4,573 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.7 | 22.6 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 975.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,189 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,531 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,056 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 272 | na | na | na |
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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 |
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Births | no. | 170 | 143 | 132 | 155 | 136 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 19.3 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 16.8 | 14.8 |
Deaths | no. | 24 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 29 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
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