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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 4,615 | 4,715 | 4,888 | 5,045 | 5,117 |
Males | no. | 2,326 | 2,376 | 2,461 | 2,530 | 2,566 |
Females | no. | 2,289 | 2,339 | 2,427 | 2,515 | 2,551 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 20.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,621 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,214 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 414 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 183 | 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. | 39 | 43 | 37 | 41 | 50 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.4 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.7 |
Deaths | no. | 26 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 28 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
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