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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,155 | 9,320 | 9,642 | 9,808 | 10,207 |
Males | no. | 4,438 | 4,510 | 4,649 | 4,724 | 4,930 |
Females | no. | 4,717 | 4,810 | 4,993 | 5,084 | 5,277 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.9 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,069.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,273 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,614 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 996 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 280 | 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. | 123 | 130 | 135 | 107 | 138 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 10.9 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 46 | 39 | 46 | 33 | 45 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
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