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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,106 | 8,106 | 8,149 | 8,019 | 7,962 |
Males | no. | 4,058 | 4,059 | 4,069 | 4,001 | 3,974 |
Females | no. | 4,048 | 4,047 | 4,080 | 4,018 | 3,988 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 45.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 31.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,942 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,131 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 825 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 230 | 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 | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 97 | 111 | 106 | 108 | 106 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
Deaths | no. | 75 | 69 | 67 | 54 | 65 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 8.1 |
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