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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,728 | 12,738 | 12,705 | 12,632 | 12,667 |
Males | no. | 6,423 | 6,423 | 6,403 | 6,381 | 6,404 |
Females | no. | 6,305 | 6,315 | 6,302 | 6,251 | 6,263 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.8 | 22.7 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 12.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,388 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,290 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,332 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 263 | 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. | 173 | 146 | 158 | 156 | 162 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 91 | 93 | 117 | 107 | 118 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
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