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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,859 | 5,921 | 5,907 | 5,897 | 5,870 |
Males | no. | 2,944 | 2,983 | 2,982 | 2,971 | 2,957 |
Females | no. | 2,915 | 2,938 | 2,925 | 2,926 | 2,913 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.3 | 18.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.4 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,118 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,492 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 534 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 95 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 56.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 43.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 62 | 60 | 53 | 60 | 61 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.5 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 57 | 48 | 45 | 59 | 50 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 8.5 |
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