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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,493 | 7,576 | 7,608 | 7,650 | 7,826 |
Males | no. | 3,664 | 3,695 | 3,720 | 3,745 | 3,834 |
Females | no. | 3,829 | 3,881 | 3,888 | 3,905 | 3,992 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 18.9 | 18.7 | 18.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 10.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,863 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,948 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 639 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 242 | 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. | 76 | 68 | 94 | 76 | 74 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.1 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
Deaths | no. | 59 | 70 | 80 | 68 | 76 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 |
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