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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,342 | 7,392 | 7,505 | 7,666 | 7,732 |
Males | no. | 3,752 | 3,777 | 3,834 | 3,908 | 3,940 |
Females | no. | 3,590 | 3,615 | 3,671 | 3,758 | 3,792 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.7 | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 18.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 8.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 31.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,453 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,023 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 850 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 192 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 87 | 89 | 77 | 82 | 80 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 33 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 25 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
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