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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,595 | 7,866 | 8,066 | 8,084 | 8,168 |
Males | no. | 3,690 | 3,813 | 3,915 | 3,936 | 4,004 |
Females | no. | 3,905 | 4,053 | 4,151 | 4,148 | 4,164 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.4 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 11.4 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,427.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,269 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,957 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 413 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 230 | 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. | 79 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 98 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 75 | 75 | 72 | 85 | 91 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.1 |
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