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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,505 | 7,031 | 7,822 | 8,337 | 9,292 |
Males | no. | 3,720 | 4,023 | 4,435 | 4,728 | 5,268 |
Females | no. | 2,785 | 3,008 | 3,387 | 3,609 | 4,024 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 26.5 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 28.0 | 29.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 21.0 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 859.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 26.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,873 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,118 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 161 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 78 | 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. | 42 | 39 | 42 | 67 | 54 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 5.8 |
Deaths | no. | 38 | 40 | 46 | 43 | 49 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
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