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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,843 | 5,849 | 5,906 | 6,007 | 6,151 |
Males | no. | 3,050 | 3,061 | 3,085 | 3,143 | 3,213 |
Females | no. | 2,793 | 2,788 | 2,821 | 2,864 | 2,938 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 17.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,080 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,596 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 495 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 121 | 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. | 52 | 47 | 55 | 44 | 74 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 12.0 |
Deaths | no. | 40 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 39 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
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