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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,170 | 8,333 | 8,314 | 8,274 | 8,201 |
Males | no. | 4,006 | 4,162 | 4,126 | 4,107 | 4,059 |
Females | no. | 4,164 | 4,171 | 4,188 | 4,167 | 4,142 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 63.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,024 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,076 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 758 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 235 | 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. | 92 | 97 | 107 | 102 | 94 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 74 | 76 | 95 | 77 | 84 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.0 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
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