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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,406 | 10,741 | 11,511 | 12,762 | 13,824 |
Males | no. | 5,334 | 5,496 | 5,901 | 6,553 | 7,122 |
Females | no. | 5,072 | 5,245 | 5,610 | 6,209 | 6,702 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.3 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 55.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,516 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,998 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,303 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 242 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 79.5 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 20.5 | 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. | 154 | 128 | 153 | 191 | 221 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 15.9 |
Deaths | no. | 43 | 37 | 48 | 39 | 34 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
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