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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 3,057 | 3,241 | 3,384 | 3,508 | 3,630 |
Males | no. | 1,538 | 1,627 | 1,696 | 1,749 | 1,804 |
Females | no. | 1,519 | 1,614 | 1,688 | 1,759 | 1,826 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 29.6 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 27.6 | 27.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 41.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 987 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 879 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 452 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 67 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 48 | 56 | 49 | 50 | 61 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.7 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 16.8 |
Deaths | no. | 4 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
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