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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,010 | 10,259 | 10,611 | 11,115 | 11,695 |
Males | no. | 5,033 | 5,152 | 5,313 | 5,557 | 5,839 |
Females | no. | 4,977 | 5,107 | 5,298 | 5,558 | 5,856 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 7.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,314 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,803 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,255 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 169 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 96.4 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 3.6 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 111 | 117 | 105 | 107 | 136 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 11.6 |
Deaths | no. | 53 | 56 | 65 | 64 | 73 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
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