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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,774 | 12,026 | 12,186 | 12,347 | 12,423 |
Males | no. | 5,672 | 5,765 | 5,858 | 5,934 | 5,976 |
Females | no. | 6,102 | 6,261 | 6,328 | 6,413 | 6,447 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.8 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,977.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,536 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,279 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,136 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 278 | 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. | 106 | 126 | 116 | 118 | 131 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.0 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
Deaths | no. | 60 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 71 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
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