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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,223 | 7,355 | 7,495 | 7,596 | 7,777 |
Males | no. | 3,689 | 3,747 | 3,813 | 3,869 | 3,958 |
Females | no. | 3,534 | 3,608 | 3,682 | 3,727 | 3,819 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 22.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.9 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 17.2 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 12.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,555 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,099 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 852 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 153 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 89 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 78 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.0 |
Deaths | no. | 40 | 42 | 44 | 26 | 50 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 6.4 |
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