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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,252 | 8,273 | 8,304 | 8,275 | 8,240 |
Males | no. | 4,222 | 4,245 | 4,260 | 4,251 | 4,236 |
Females | no. | 4,030 | 4,028 | 4,044 | 4,024 | 4,004 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,004 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,154 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 882 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 146 | 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. | 109 | 96 | 118 | 95 | 94 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 64 | 55 | 49 | 81 | 65 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.7 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 9.7 | 7.8 |
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