|
POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
|
| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
|
Persons | no. | 15,787 | 16,130 | 16,301 | 16,332 | 16,442 |
Males | no. | 7,893 | 8,066 | 8,159 | 8,177 | 8,233 |
Females | no. | 7,894 | 8,064 | 8,142 | 8,155 | 8,209 |
| |
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 17.9 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
|
Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,546.3 |
|
Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population | % | na | 38.2 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 30.6 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.9 | na | na | na |
| |
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.7 | na | na | na |
| |
Households | no. | na | 5,206 | na | na | na |
| |
Total families | no. | na | 4,267 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,732 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 437 | na | na | na |
| |
Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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 |
| |
Births | no. | 162 | 159 | 176 | 198 | 190 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 73 | 73 | 97 | 91 | 101 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
|