|
POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
|
| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
|
Persons | no. | 26,581 | 26,810 | 26,893 | 27,104 | 27,409 |
Males | no. | 13,483 | 13,570 | 13,631 | 13,736 | 13,855 |
Females | no. | 13,098 | 13,240 | 13,262 | 13,368 | 13,554 |
| |
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
|
Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 6.8 |
|
Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.1 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.6 | na | na | na |
| |
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.4 | na | na | na |
| |
Households | no. | na | 9,474 | na | na | na |
| |
Total families | no. | na | 6,923 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,509 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 565 | na | na | na |
| |
Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.1 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 5.9 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| |
Births | no. | 343 | 292 | 360 | 306 | 349 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.9 | 10.8 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 252 | 232 | 256 | 270 | 254 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.4 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.2 |
|