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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 4,882 | 4,889 | 4,933 | 4,989 | 5,092 |
Males | no. | 2,658 | 2,661 | 2,689 | 2,727 | 2,781 |
Females | no. | 2,224 | 2,228 | 2,244 | 2,262 | 2,311 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.0 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 19.7 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 18.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 25.1 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,607.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,039 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 967 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 259 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 113 | 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. | 39 | 52 | 50 | 61 | 73 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 7.9 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 14.3 |
Deaths | no. | 24 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 22 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 4.3 |
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