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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,672 | 8,755 | 8,857 | 8,903 | 8,877 |
Males | no. | 4,259 | 4,299 | 4,334 | 4,344 | 4,323 |
Females | no. | 4,413 | 4,456 | 4,523 | 4,559 | 4,554 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.4 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,160.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,646 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,251 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 714 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 202 | 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. | 130 | 129 | 116 | 116 | 136 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 |
Deaths | no. | 60 | 63 | 51 | 48 | 53 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
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