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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 2,449 | 3,338 | 4,058 | 4,794 | 5,425 |
Males | no. | 1,201 | 1,635 | 1,989 | 2,346 | 2,666 |
Females | no. | 1,248 | 1,703 | 2,069 | 2,448 | 2,759 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.1 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 32.7 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 28.8 | 27.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,355.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,117 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 955 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 485 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 72 | 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. | 72 | 93 | 109 | 152 | 158 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 29.3 | 27.8 | 26.8 | 31.7 | 29.1 |
Deaths | no. | 3 | na | na | 4 | 3 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.2 | na | na | 0.8 | 0.5 |
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