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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,608 | 8,574 | 8,575 | 8,596 | 8,590 |
Males | no. | 4,359 | 4,336 | 4,328 | 4,350 | 4,338 |
Females | no. | 4,249 | 4,238 | 4,247 | 4,246 | 4,252 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,223 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,250 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 747 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 171 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 95.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 69 | 80 | 105 | 101 | 115 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.0 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
Deaths | no. | 87 | 83 | 86 | 98 | 96 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
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