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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,154 | 7,306 | 7,428 | 7,686 | 7,836 |
Males | no. | 3,649 | 3,731 | 3,787 | 3,917 | 3,996 |
Females | no. | 3,505 | 3,575 | 3,641 | 3,769 | 3,840 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.9 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 24.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 104.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,169 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,980 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,007 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 136 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 93.1 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 6.9 | 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. | 103 | 78 | 107 | 94 | 106 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.3 | 10.6 | 14.4 | 12.2 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 16 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 44 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
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