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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,901 | 6,102 | 6,236 | 6,475 | 6,768 |
Males | no. | 3,047 | 3,145 | 3,207 | 3,332 | 3,472 |
Females | no. | 2,854 | 2,957 | 3,029 | 3,143 | 3,296 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 18.3 | 19.1 | 19.9 | 20.7 | 21.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 21.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,519 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,635 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 366 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 192 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 60.1 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 39.9 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 74 | 57 | 63 | 57 | 58 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 9.3 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Deaths | no. | 39 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 45 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
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