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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 3,985 | 4,148 | 4,291 | 4,362 | 4,419 |
Males | no. | 1,903 | 1,989 | 2,042 | 2,066 | 2,087 |
Females | no. | 2,082 | 2,159 | 2,249 | 2,296 | 2,332 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.3 | 25.2 | 24.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.4 | 17.4 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 18.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 41.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 75.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,224 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,081 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 616 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 56 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 87.2 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 12.8 | 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. | 33 | 42 | 47 | 26 | 34 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 7.6 |
Deaths | no. | 44 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 36 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 8.1 |
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