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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,801 | 8,823 | 8,921 | 8,972 | 9,020 |
Males | no. | 4,289 | 4,296 | 4,330 | 4,367 | 4,404 |
Females | no. | 4,512 | 4,527 | 4,591 | 4,605 | 4,616 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 15.1 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 17.2 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,724.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,470 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,463 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 560 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 195 | 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. | 108 | 80 | 73 | 87 | 71 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 7.8 |
Deaths | no. | 102 | 108 | 93 | 100 | 126 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.5 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 13.9 |
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