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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,773 | 5,935 | 6,005 | 6,067 | 6,191 |
Males | no. | 2,922 | 3,006 | 3,039 | 3,070 | 3,126 |
Females | no. | 2,851 | 2,929 | 2,966 | 2,997 | 3,065 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.3 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 23.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.7 | 17.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 6.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,958 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,546 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 679 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 145 | 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. | 87 | 70 | 74 | 58 | 75 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.0 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 9.5 | 12.1 |
Deaths | no. | 42 | 26 | 44 | 36 | 39 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
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