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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 3,359 | 3,523 | 3,613 | 3,943 | 4,407 |
Males | no. | 1,828 | 1,908 | 1,967 | 2,132 | 2,366 |
Females | no. | 1,531 | 1,615 | 1,646 | 1,811 | 2,041 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.5 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 24.9 | 24.2 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 22.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.2 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,166.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.5 | 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 | 59.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,311 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 751 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 236 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 65 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 34 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 72 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.1 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 16.3 |
Deaths | no. | 14 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.1 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
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