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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 4,379 | 4,484 | 4,625 | 4,822 | 5,121 |
Males | no. | 2,359 | 2,410 | 2,486 | 2,582 | 2,729 |
Females | no. | 2,020 | 2,074 | 2,139 | 2,240 | 2,392 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 20.3 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.8 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 15.4 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 18.1 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 18.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,611 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,193 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 408 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 118 | 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 | 97.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 55 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 55 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 10.7 |
Deaths | no. | 20 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
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