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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,816 | 9,808 | 9,872 | 9,914 | 9,995 |
Males | no. | 5,122 | 5,114 | 5,131 | 5,143 | 5,172 |
Females | no. | 4,694 | 4,694 | 4,741 | 4,771 | 4,823 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.3 | 23.8 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 6.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,359 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,627 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,036 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 277 | 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. | 148 | 138 | 156 | 128 | 138 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.0 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 |
Deaths | no. | 49 | 46 | 55 | 51 | 55 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
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