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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 3,248 | 3,262 | 3,268 | 3,227 | 3,196 |
Males | no. | 1,630 | 1,635 | 1,637 | 1,630 | 1,614 |
Females | no. | 1,618 | 1,627 | 1,631 | 1,597 | 1,582 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,021.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 71.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 76.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,139 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 750 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 274 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 44 | 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. | 29 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 32 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.9 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 10.0 |
Deaths | no. | 29 | 27 | 19 | 20 | 28 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.9 | 8.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 8.7 |
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