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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,670 | 11,013 | 11,707 | 12,279 | 12,341 |
Males | no. | 5,145 | 5,277 | 5,612 | 5,891 | 5,921 |
Females | no. | 5,525 | 5,736 | 6,095 | 6,388 | 6,420 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,385.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,768 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,081 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,086 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 384 | 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. | 98 | 123 | 128 | 122 | 133 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.1 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 10.7 |
Deaths | no. | 56 | 64 | 64 | 51 | 52 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
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