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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,765 | 5,781 | 5,849 | 5,943 | 6,037 |
Males | no. | 2,954 | 2,960 | 2,981 | 3,033 | 3,082 |
Females | no. | 2,811 | 2,821 | 2,868 | 2,910 | 2,955 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 14.2 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,279 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,592 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 504 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 162 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 93.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 6.8 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 58 | 82 | 53 | 60 | 69 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 53 | 50 | 67 | 61 | 57 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.1 | 8.6 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 9.4 |
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