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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,581 | 11,689 | 11,839 | 11,917 | 12,007 |
Males | no. | 5,722 | 5,784 | 5,879 | 5,919 | 5,962 |
Females | no. | 5,859 | 5,905 | 5,960 | 5,998 | 6,045 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 21.3 | 21.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.7 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,131.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 68.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,254 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,854 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,185 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 256 | 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. | 169 | 156 | 186 | 176 | 167 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.5 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 60 | 61 | 55 | 63 | 56 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
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