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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,446 | 7,552 | 7,561 | 7,577 | 7,609 |
Males | no. | 3,840 | 3,919 | 3,913 | 3,901 | 3,902 |
Females | no. | 3,606 | 3,633 | 3,648 | 3,676 | 3,707 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 21.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.5 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.4 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,641 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,021 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 750 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 131 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 79.6 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 20.4 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 70 | 79 | 60 | 71 | 71 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.4 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 9.3 |
Deaths | no. | 55 | 48 | 77 | 72 | 65 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 8.5 |
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