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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,876 | 7,880 | 7,866 | 7,775 | 7,831 |
Males | no. | 4,015 | 4,016 | 4,000 | 3,954 | 3,981 |
Females | no. | 3,861 | 3,864 | 3,866 | 3,821 | 3,850 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.1 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 24.2 | 23.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,564 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,976 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 874 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 129 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 58.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 41.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 112 | 124 | 93 | 81 | 109 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.2 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 58 | 54 | 48 | 53 | 55 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
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