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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,068 | 9,948 | 10,239 | 10,500 | 10,540 |
Males | no. | 5,430 | 5,359 | 5,515 | 5,663 | 5,692 |
Females | no. | 4,638 | 4,589 | 4,724 | 4,837 | 4,848 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.3 | 26.8 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.5 | 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 | 42.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,069 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,401 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,221 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 146 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 62.1 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 34.7 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 163 | 165 | 183 | 179 | 173 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.1 | 16.5 | 17.8 | 17.0 | 16.4 |
Deaths | no. | 28 | 34 | 46 | 23 | 30 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
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