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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,551 | 9,648 | 9,611 | 9,632 | 9,597 |
Males | no. | 4,770 | 4,799 | 4,784 | 4,791 | 4,774 |
Females | no. | 4,781 | 4,849 | 4,827 | 4,841 | 4,823 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,707 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,538 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 793 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 218 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 97.1 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 87 | 86 | 98 | 85 | 89 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.1 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
Deaths | no. | 97 | 108 | 97 | 108 | 116 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.1 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.0 |
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