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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,065 | 8,194 | 8,283 | 8,357 | 8,499 |
Males | no. | 3,961 | 4,028 | 4,069 | 4,104 | 4,185 |
Females | no. | 4,104 | 4,166 | 4,214 | 4,253 | 4,314 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 15.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,910 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,100 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 798 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 219 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 106 | 84 | 126 | 83 | 93 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 10.2 | 15.2 | 9.9 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 69 | 68 | 76 | 75 | 66 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.5 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
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