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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,850 | 6,608 | 6,538 | 6,595 | 6,699 |
Males | no. | 3,729 | 3,596 | 3,557 | 3,597 | 3,663 |
Females | no. | 3,121 | 3,012 | 2,981 | 2,998 | 3,036 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 28.5 | 28.6 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 28.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.2 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 43.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,025 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,626 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 824 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 175 | 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 | 96.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 145 | 132 | 131 | 112 | 119 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 21.1 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 16.9 | 17.7 |
Deaths | no. | 23 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 14 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.3 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
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