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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,151 | 7,165 | 7,152 | 7,152 | 7,163 |
Males | no. | 3,392 | 3,397 | 3,394 | 3,391 | 3,389 |
Females | no. | 3,759 | 3,768 | 3,758 | 3,761 | 3,774 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 19.7 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.8 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,451.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,509 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,003 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 645 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 272 | na | na | na |
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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 |
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Births | no. | 75 | 93 | 86 | 87 | 78 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.4 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 10.8 |
Deaths | no. | 50 | 55 | 47 | 49 | 46 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
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