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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,229 | 10,175 | 10,335 | 10,701 | 11,014 |
Males | no. | 4,982 | 4,956 | 5,064 | 5,258 | 5,431 |
Females | no. | 5,247 | 5,219 | 5,271 | 5,443 | 5,583 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.5 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,468.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 58.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,737 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,306 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 817 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 215 | 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. | 66 | 74 | 77 | 96 | 97 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
Deaths | no. | 75 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 47 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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