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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,682 | 7,754 | 7,790 | 7,803 | 7,852 |
Males | no. | 3,881 | 3,916 | 3,944 | 3,936 | 3,949 |
Females | no. | 3,801 | 3,838 | 3,846 | 3,867 | 3,903 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.8 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,413.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,940 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,135 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 538 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 134 | 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. | 67 | 89 | 77 | 79 | 93 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.7 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 66 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 50 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
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