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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,761 | 8,747 | 8,832 | 9,055 | 9,095 |
Males | no. | 4,175 | 4,177 | 4,194 | 4,291 | 4,304 |
Females | no. | 4,586 | 4,570 | 4,638 | 4,764 | 4,791 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.9 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,829.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,434 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,392 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 794 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 274 | 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. | 147 | 124 | 114 | 122 | 136 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.7 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14.9 |
Deaths | no. | 49 | 50 | 56 | 67 | 66 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
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