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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,762 | 8,865 | 9,063 | 9,107 | 9,027 |
Males | no. | 4,365 | 4,403 | 4,509 | 4,529 | 4,493 |
Females | no. | 4,397 | 4,462 | 4,554 | 4,578 | 4,534 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.7 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 23.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,024.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 42.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,809 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,440 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,094 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 306 | 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. | 114 | 119 | 129 | 109 | 133 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.0 | 13.4 | 14.2 | 11.9 | 14.7 |
Deaths | no. | 21 | 24 | 42 | 45 | 49 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.3 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
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