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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,437 | 8,488 | 8,502 | 8,684 | 9,038 |
Males | no. | 4,211 | 4,249 | 4,248 | 4,355 | 4,541 |
Females | no. | 4,226 | 4,239 | 4,254 | 4,329 | 4,497 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 28.0 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 651.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 34.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,944 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,169 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 731 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 503 | 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. | 145 | 133 | 151 | 140 | 132 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 17.1 | 15.6 | 17.7 | 16.1 | 14.6 |
Deaths | no. | 42 | 37 | 51 | 75 | 70 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
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