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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,107 | 7,474 | 7,855 | 8,273 | 8,594 |
Males | no. | 3,487 | 3,657 | 3,850 | 4,067 | 4,238 |
Females | no. | 3,620 | 3,817 | 4,005 | 4,206 | 4,356 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 85.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,843 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,898 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 527 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 207 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 75 | 58 | 71 | 67 | 73 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.5 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 |
Deaths | no. | 67 | 82 | 72 | 84 | 75 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.4 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 8.7 |
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