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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,557 | 7,515 | 7,496 | 7,493 | 7,507 |
Males | no. | 3,899 | 3,891 | 3,878 | 3,889 | 3,892 |
Females | no. | 3,658 | 3,624 | 3,618 | 3,604 | 3,615 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.4 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 31.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,919 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,075 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 630 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 131 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 94.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 5.3 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 69 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 63 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 |
Deaths | no. | 90 | 94 | 87 | 109 | 99 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 13.1 |
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