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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 10,909 | 11,087 | 11,396 | 11,779 | 11,948 |
Males | no. | 5,273 | 5,358 | 5,507 | 5,709 | 5,800 |
Females | no. | 5,636 | 5,729 | 5,889 | 6,070 | 6,148 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 456.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,095 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,837 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 969 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 366 | 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. | 145 | 131 | 141 | 162 | 171 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 14.3 |
Deaths | no. | 109 | 119 | 125 | 111 | 114 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
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