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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,048 | 7,121 | 7,192 | 7,441 | 7,928 |
Males | no. | 3,450 | 3,479 | 3,517 | 3,641 | 3,888 |
Females | no. | 3,598 | 3,642 | 3,675 | 3,800 | 4,040 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.2 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.7 | 15.8 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 700.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 40.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,341 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,843 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 688 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 404 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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. | 136 | 133 | 128 | 127 | 151 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 19.2 | 18.6 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
Deaths | no. | 23 | 29 | 30 | 37 | 29 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 |
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