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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,875 | 7,918 | 8,487 | 9,181 | 9,581 |
Males | no. | 3,332 | 3,835 | 4,105 | 4,442 | 4,642 |
Females | no. | 3,543 | 4,083 | 4,382 | 4,739 | 4,939 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.8 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 16.5 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,109.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,602 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,138 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 835 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 328 | 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. | 140 | 149 | 128 | 151 | 141 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 20.3 | 18.8 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 14.7 |
Deaths | no. | 29 | 36 | 60 | 50 | 51 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.2 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
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