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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,913 | 9,252 | 9,420 | 9,515 | 9,635 |
Males | no. | 4,165 | 4,319 | 4,385 | 4,410 | 4,461 |
Females | no. | 4,748 | 4,933 | 5,035 | 5,105 | 5,174 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.8 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 828.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,825 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,594 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 612 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 371 | 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. | 97 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 84 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
Deaths | no. | 50 | 49 | 50 | 61 | 68 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
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