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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,832 | 7,734 | 7,823 | 7,999 | 8,058 |
Males | no. | 4,123 | 4,084 | 4,130 | 4,227 | 4,256 |
Females | no. | 3,709 | 3,650 | 3,693 | 3,772 | 3,802 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,612 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,103 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 888 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 101 | 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. | 77 | 77 | 81 | 91 | 73 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 9.0 |
Deaths | no. | 31 | 47 | 31 | 50 | 35 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 4.3 |
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