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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,163 | 9,111 | 9,227 | 9,337 | 9,453 |
Males | no. | 4,553 | 4,524 | 4,585 | 4,650 | 4,737 |
Females | no. | 4,610 | 4,587 | 4,642 | 4,687 | 4,716 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 22.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 13.4 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.4 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 240.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,857 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,444 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,048 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 317 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 83.9 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 16.1 | 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. | 113 | 116 | 123 | 121 | 126 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
Deaths | no. | 63 | 70 | 66 | 83 | 63 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 6.6 |
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