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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 4,054 | 4,125 | 4,201 | 4,334 | 4,681 |
Males | no. | 2,087 | 2,128 | 2,160 | 2,220 | 2,395 |
Females | no. | 1,967 | 1,997 | 2,041 | 2,114 | 2,286 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.0 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 143.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,319 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,065 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 478 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 139 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 74 | 56 | 50 | 73 | 59 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 18.2 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 16.8 | 12.6 |
Deaths | no. | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
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