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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,617 | 6,704 | 6,714 | 6,734 | 6,763 |
Males | no. | 3,349 | 3,416 | 3,432 | 3,433 | 3,448 |
Females | no. | 3,268 | 3,288 | 3,282 | 3,301 | 3,315 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.2 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 24.4 | 24.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.6 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 86.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,285 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,622 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 718 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 178 | 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. | 123 | 119 | 112 | 115 | 106 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 18.5 | 17.7 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 15.6 |
Deaths | no. | 28 | 55 | 58 | 47 | 45 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
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