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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,383 | 5,404 | 5,404 | 5,381 | 5,348 |
Males | no. | 2,919 | 2,931 | 2,918 | 2,878 | 2,850 |
Females | no. | 2,464 | 2,473 | 2,486 | 2,503 | 2,498 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,776 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,398 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 570 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 93 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 83.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 16.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 46 | 48 | 56 | 50 | 51 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.5 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
Deaths | no. | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 24 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
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