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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,081 | 6,083 | 6,118 | 6,267 | 6,669 |
Males | no. | 3,033 | 3,034 | 3,034 | 3,122 | 3,328 |
Females | no. | 3,048 | 3,049 | 3,084 | 3,145 | 3,341 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 20.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 477.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,033 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,682 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 649 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 208 | 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. | 77 | 92 | 77 | 87 | 82 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.6 | 15.1 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 17 | 30 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.7 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
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