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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,157 | 6,107 | 6,226 | 6,550 | 6,660 |
Males | no. | 3,156 | 3,122 | 3,196 | 3,373 | 3,429 |
Females | no. | 3,001 | 2,985 | 3,030 | 3,177 | 3,231 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 20.2 | 18.8 | 21.0 | 21.8 | 21.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.2 | 20.5 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 14.1 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 9.9 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 722.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,496 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,398 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 410 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 185 | 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. | 82 | 69 | 91 | 86 | 107 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 11.2 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 16.0 |
Deaths | no. | 30 | 40 | 44 | 28 | 32 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
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