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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,841 | 7,093 | 7,608 | 8,720 | 9,550 |
Males | no. | 3,371 | 3,489 | 3,761 | 4,309 | 4,734 |
Females | no. | 3,470 | 3,604 | 3,847 | 4,411 | 4,816 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.7 | 20.9 | 21.9 | 22.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.9 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 203.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,431 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,022 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 739 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 155 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 72.8 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 27.2 | 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. | 84 | 77 | 102 | 112 | 114 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 10.8 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 36 | 45 | 47 | 71 | 63 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
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