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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,983 | 7,117 | 7,094 | 7,036 | 7,009 |
Males | no. | 3,568 | 3,643 | 3,638 | 3,602 | 3,576 |
Females | no. | 3,415 | 3,474 | 3,456 | 3,434 | 3,433 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,444 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,807 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 720 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 208 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 104 | 101 | 111 | 100 | 98 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.8 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 62 | 57 | 39 | 48 | 57 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.8 | 8.0 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 8.1 |
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