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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,632 | 8,709 | 8,708 | 8,657 | 8,714 |
Males | no. | 4,406 | 4,438 | 4,424 | 4,398 | 4,441 |
Females | no. | 4,226 | 4,271 | 4,284 | 4,259 | 4,273 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.9 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,913 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,276 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 956 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 135 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 88.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 12.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 111 | 93 | 107 | 113 | 89 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 10.2 |
Deaths | no. | 58 | 63 | 53 | 65 | 59 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
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