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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 19,473 | 19,608 | 19,643 | 19,648 | 19,488 |
Males | no. | 9,105 | 9,102 | 9,166 | 9,191 | 9,174 |
Females | no. | 10,368 | 10,506 | 10,477 | 10,457 | 10,314 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,757.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 7,551 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,520 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,671 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 403 | 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. | 213 | 221 | 204 | 220 | 251 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 281 | 328 | 306 | 278 | 346 |
Crude death rate | rate | 14.4 | 16.7 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 17.7 |
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