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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,271 | 8,288 | 8,377 | 8,400 | 8,426 |
Males | no. | 3,979 | 3,988 | 4,021 | 4,018 | 4,019 |
Females | no. | 4,292 | 4,300 | 4,356 | 4,382 | 4,407 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,609.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,983 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,384 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 935 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 228 | 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. | 72 | 99 | 78 | 85 | 106 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.7 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 28 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 31 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
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