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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,657 | 7,695 | 7,660 | 7,602 | 7,584 |
Males | no. | 3,727 | 3,744 | 3,725 | 3,704 | 3,704 |
Females | no. | 3,930 | 3,951 | 3,935 | 3,898 | 3,880 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.2 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,803 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,000 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 716 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 213 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 89 | 71 | 82 | 71 | 97 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 67 | 86 | 81 | 80 | 90 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
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