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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,274 | 8,250 | 8,167 | 8,115 | 7,973 |
Males | no. | 4,179 | 4,172 | 4,101 | 4,074 | 3,996 |
Females | no. | 4,095 | 4,078 | 4,066 | 4,041 | 3,977 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.2 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 17.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 20.0 | 19.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.9 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
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 | 1,322.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,600 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,080 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,013 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 172 | 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. | 92 | 84 | 75 | 84 | 63 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 10.3 | 7.9 |
Deaths | no. | 14 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 19 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
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