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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,032 | 9,480 | 9,716 | 9,767 | 9,836 |
Males | no. | 4,516 | 4,727 | 4,852 | 4,891 | 4,936 |
Females | no. | 4,516 | 4,753 | 4,864 | 4,876 | 4,900 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.0 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,510.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 38.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 29.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,882 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,597 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,237 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 250 | 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. | 147 | 162 | 126 | 141 | 144 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.2 | 17.0 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 14.6 |
Deaths | no. | 17 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 20 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
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