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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,382 | 8,381 | 8,432 | 8,318 | 8,292 |
Males | no. | 4,246 | 4,246 | 4,267 | 4,193 | 4,182 |
Females | no. | 4,136 | 4,135 | 4,165 | 4,125 | 4,110 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.1 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,099 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,275 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 825 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 190 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 23.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 76.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 100 | 98 | 94 | 84 | 88 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 10.6 |
Deaths | no. | 84 | 71 | 80 | 72 | 68 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.0 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
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