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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,866 | 9,834 | 9,875 | 9,731 | 9,718 |
Males | no. | 5,001 | 4,992 | 4,999 | 4,922 | 4,922 |
Females | no. | 4,865 | 4,842 | 4,876 | 4,809 | 4,796 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 10.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,599 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,632 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,002 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 259 | 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. | 120 | 136 | 131 | 135 | 125 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.1 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 91 | 85 | 76 | 67 | 68 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
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