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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,723 | 11,108 | 11,428 | 11,764 | 12,070 |
Males | no. | 5,144 | 5,322 | 5,491 | 5,665 | 5,810 |
Females | no. | 5,579 | 5,786 | 5,937 | 6,099 | 6,260 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 15.0 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 16.1 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 31.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,518 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,191 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 741 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 251 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 81 | 84 | 68 | 88 | 88 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
Deaths | no. | 130 | 117 | 146 | 153 | 151 |
Crude death rate | rate | 12.1 | 10.5 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.5 |
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