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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,610 | 5,658 | 5,730 | 5,755 | 5,918 |
Males | no. | 2,567 | 2,577 | 3,204 | 3,198 | 3,273 |
Females | no. | 3,043 | 3,081 | 2,526 | 2,557 | 2,645 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.0 | 23.4 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 23.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 13.5 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 11.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,655 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,360 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 551 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 159 | 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. | 76 | 56 | 51 | 61 | 76 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 12 | 23 | 17 | 20 | 27 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
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