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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 4,266 | 4,508 | 4,588 | 4,824 | 4,985 |
Males | no. | 2,108 | 2,217 | 2,257 | 2,372 | 2,443 |
Females | no. | 2,158 | 2,291 | 2,331 | 2,452 | 2,542 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.9 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 17.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.5 | 18.1 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 16.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,083.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,781 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,218 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 388 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 128 | 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. | 70 | 50 | 61 | 68 | 65 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.4 | 11.0 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 13.0 |
Deaths | no. | 36 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 37 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
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