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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,518 | 9,634 | 9,808 | 9,991 | 10,019 |
Males | no. | 4,560 | 4,625 | 4,694 | 4,798 | 4,824 |
Females | no. | 4,958 | 5,009 | 5,114 | 5,193 | 5,195 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.7 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,159.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,565 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,563 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 839 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 338 | 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. | 128 | 146 | 147 | 162 | 170 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 16.2 | 16.9 |
Deaths | no. | 95 | 58 | 106 | 78 | 76 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.9 | 6.0 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 |
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