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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 3,329 | 3,442 | 3,463 | 3,524 | 3,611 |
Males | no. | 1,593 | 1,592 | 1,952 | 1,963 | 1,988 |
Females | no. | 1,736 | 1,850 | 1,511 | 1,561 | 1,623 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.9 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 23.3 | 22.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 13.2 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 29.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,149 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 890 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 328 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 96 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 87.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 8.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 3.5 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 34 | 32 | 38 | 33 | 28 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 7.7 |
Deaths | no. | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
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