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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,192 | 5,329 | 5,516 | 5,647 | 5,716 |
Males | no. | 2,731 | 2,803 | 2,873 | 2,935 | 2,970 |
Females | no. | 2,461 | 2,526 | 2,643 | 2,712 | 2,746 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 15.8 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,710 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,367 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 509 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 71 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 93.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 7.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 38 | 42 | 48 | 39 | 57 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 9.9 |
Deaths | no. | 23 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 35 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
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