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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,661 | 6,498 | 7,519 | 8,195 | 8,852 |
Males | no. | 3,114 | 3,553 | 4,052 | 4,384 | 4,732 |
Females | no. | 2,547 | 2,945 | 3,467 | 3,811 | 4,120 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 38.6 | 39.7 | 37.0 | 39.2 | 39.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 23.4 | 23.1 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,622.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 46.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 64.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,782 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,024 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 99 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 60 | 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. | 36 | 55 | 40 | 36 | 51 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 6.3 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
Deaths | no. | 13 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 10 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
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