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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,380 | 7,404 | 7,428 | 7,430 | 7,475 |
Males | no. | 3,469 | 3,483 | 3,514 | 3,524 | 3,562 |
Females | no. | 3,911 | 3,921 | 3,914 | 3,906 | 3,913 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 17.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,290.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.1 | 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 | 60.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,854 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,943 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 664 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 251 | 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. | 105 | 117 | 118 | 126 | 151 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.2 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 20.2 |
Deaths | no. | 74 | 58 | 76 | 56 | 63 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.0 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
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