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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,778 | 5,804 | 5,899 | 5,920 | 5,997 |
Males | no. | 2,759 | 2,790 | 2,823 | 2,862 | 2,899 |
Females | no. | 3,019 | 3,014 | 3,076 | 3,058 | 3,098 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.3 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.6 | 15.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,751.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,142 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,544 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 485 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 225 | 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. | 65 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 76 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.2 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 12.6 |
Deaths | no. | 81 | 79 | 85 | 59 | 50 |
Crude death rate | rate | 14.0 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 8.3 |
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