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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,037 | 7,134 | 7,381 | 7,442 | 7,530 |
Males | no. | 3,737 | 3,782 | 3,900 | 3,925 | 3,967 |
Females | no. | 3,300 | 3,352 | 3,481 | 3,517 | 3,563 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.9 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,372 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,982 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 799 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 165 | 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. | 88 | 90 | 84 | 86 | 68 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 9.0 |
Deaths | no. | 24 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 37 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
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