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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,843 | 6,026 | 6,104 | 6,141 | 6,207 |
Males | no. | 2,898 | 3,000 | 3,040 | 3,063 | 3,114 |
Females | no. | 2,945 | 3,026 | 3,064 | 3,078 | 3,093 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,063.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,547 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,419 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 324 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 196 | 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. | 57 | 74 | 80 | 79 | 76 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.7 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 39 | 45 | 46 | 52 | 38 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.1 |
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