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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,922 | 8,990 | 9,063 | 9,159 | 9,241 |
Males | no. | 4,343 | 4,387 | 4,434 | 4,483 | 4,537 |
Females | no. | 4,579 | 4,603 | 4,629 | 4,676 | 4,704 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,254.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 18.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,796 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,902 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 597 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 239 | 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. | 97 | 140 | 134 | 105 | 135 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.8 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 14.6 |
Deaths | no. | 100 | 119 | 128 | 112 | 112 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.2 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
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