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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,200 | 7,273 | 7,323 | 7,363 | 7,465 |
Males | no. | 3,695 | 3,694 | 3,845 | 3,843 | 3,883 |
Females | no. | 3,505 | 3,579 | 3,478 | 3,520 | 3,582 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.9 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,295 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,832 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 751 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 170 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 97.1 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 107 | 111 | 93 | 96 | 101 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.8 | 15.2 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 33 | 36 | 53 | 35 | 50 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.5 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 6.6 |
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