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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,459 | 11,185 | 10,981 | 10,864 | 10,455 |
Males | no. | 6,076 | 5,893 | 5,803 | 5,727 | 5,504 |
Females | no. | 5,383 | 5,292 | 5,178 | 5,137 | 4,951 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 22.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,940 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,807 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,161 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 207 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 39.6 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 59.8 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 153 | 174 | 164 | 156 | 142 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 44 | 57 | 65 | 56 | 52 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
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