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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,573 | 8,826 | 9,135 | 9,199 | 9,071 |
Males | no. | 4,312 | 4,431 | 4,565 | 4,615 | 4,550 |
Females | no. | 4,261 | 4,395 | 4,570 | 4,584 | 4,521 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.1 | 26.6 | 26.5 | 25.8 | 24.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 19.4 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,569.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,618 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,302 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,118 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 261 | 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. | 117 | 104 | 109 | 97 | 75 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.6 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 10.5 | 8.2 |
Deaths | no. | 14 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 15 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
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