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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,661 | 6,596 | 6,544 | 6,461 | 6,394 |
Males | no. | 3,293 | 3,262 | 3,259 | 3,208 | 3,178 |
Females | no. | 3,368 | 3,334 | 3,285 | 3,253 | 3,216 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,499 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,677 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 605 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 109 | 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 | 87.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 12.7 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 57 | 73 | 67 | 64 | 61 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.5 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
Deaths | no. | 72 | 72 | 89 | 102 | 63 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.8 | 10.9 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 9.8 |
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