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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,739 | 9,819 | 9,985 | 10,159 | 10,148 |
Males | no. | 4,784 | 4,815 | 4,888 | 4,940 | 4,931 |
Females | no. | 4,955 | 5,004 | 5,097 | 5,219 | 5,217 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 958.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,486 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,605 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 902 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 341 | 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. | 93 | 107 | 97 | 111 | 112 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.5 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 70 | 91 | 80 | 85 | 104 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
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