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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,754 | 8,712 | 8,607 | 8,532 | 8,294 |
Males | no. | 4,293 | 4,273 | 4,248 | 4,213 | 4,097 |
Females | no. | 4,461 | 4,439 | 4,359 | 4,319 | 4,197 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 19.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 19.5 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 20.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,536.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.5 | 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 | 58.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,841 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,300 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 999 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 305 | 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. | 101 | 67 | 85 | 95 | 94 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.5 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
Deaths | no. | 15 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 24 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
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