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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,058 | 5,122 | 5,251 | 5,374 | 5,463 |
Males | no. | 2,501 | 2,531 | 2,598 | 2,660 | 2,711 |
Females | no. | 2,557 | 2,591 | 2,653 | 2,714 | 2,752 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,794.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.5 | 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 | 55.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,024 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,248 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 509 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 108 | 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. | 79 | 73 | 67 | 72 | 57 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.6 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 10.4 |
Deaths | no. | 24 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.7 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
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