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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,066 | 6,070 | 5,987 | 5,960 | 5,852 |
Males | no. | 2,991 | 2,988 | 2,925 | 2,909 | 2,856 |
Females | no. | 3,075 | 3,082 | 3,062 | 3,051 | 2,996 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.4 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 21.9 | 21.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.6 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 18.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,714.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 16.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,894 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,566 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 785 | 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. | 95 | 75 | 65 | 58 | 67 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.6 | 12.3 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 20 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
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