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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,187 | 5,326 | 5,391 | 5,436 | 5,589 |
Males | no. | 2,516 | 2,587 | 2,613 | 2,635 | 2,705 |
Females | no. | 2,671 | 2,739 | 2,778 | 2,801 | 2,884 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,739.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,359 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,337 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 279 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 208 | 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. | 39 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 21 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 7.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Deaths | no. | 26 | 21 | 36 | 32 | 49 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 8.7 |
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