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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,605 | 6,781 | 6,773 | 6,807 | 6,983 |
Males | no. | 3,372 | 3,446 | 3,440 | 3,458 | 3,530 |
Females | no. | 3,233 | 3,335 | 3,333 | 3,349 | 3,453 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,277 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,605 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 542 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 144 | 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 | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 56 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 71 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
Deaths | no. | 55 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 59 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 8.4 |
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