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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,246 | 7,295 | 7,387 | 7,462 | 7,498 |
Males | no. | 3,371 | 3,413 | 3,453 | 3,486 | 3,498 |
Females | no. | 3,875 | 3,882 | 3,934 | 3,976 | 4,000 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.6 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.0 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,366.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,698 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,995 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 644 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 336 | 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. | 89 | 95 | 111 | 105 | 89 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 60 | 72 | 64 | 73 | 71 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.2 | 9.8 | 8.6 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
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