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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,185 | 8,339 | 8,425 | 8,511 | 8,576 |
Males | no. | 3,818 | 3,904 | 3,936 | 3,983 | 4,015 |
Females | no. | 4,367 | 4,435 | 4,489 | 4,528 | 4,561 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,982.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,223 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,816 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 726 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 210 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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. | 80 | 92 | 102 | 94 | 89 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.7 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 84 | 74 | 71 | 95 | 63 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 7.3 |
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