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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,995 | 6,233 | 6,377 | 6,525 | 6,649 |
Males | no. | 2,938 | 3,070 | 3,148 | 3,226 | 3,284 |
Females | no. | 3,057 | 3,163 | 3,229 | 3,299 | 3,365 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.7 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.5 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 961.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,137 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,590 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 565 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 172 | 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. | 94 | 91 | 108 | 107 | 124 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.6 | 14.5 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 18.6 |
Deaths | no. | 83 | 76 | 72 | 90 | 76 |
Crude death rate | rate | 13.8 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 13.7 | 11.4 |
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