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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,261 | 8,422 | 8,663 | 8,932 | 9,142 |
Males | no. | 4,096 | 4,195 | 4,322 | 4,463 | 4,567 |
Females | no. | 4,165 | 4,227 | 4,341 | 4,469 | 4,575 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.0 | 20.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 6.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,055 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,305 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 865 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 192 | 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. | 69 | 80 | 101 | 76 | 100 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 8.5 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 56 | 63 | 53 | 55 | 52 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
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