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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,697 | 7,701 | 7,708 | 7,684 | 7,637 |
Males | no. | 3,733 | 3,733 | 3,738 | 3,720 | 3,698 |
Females | no. | 3,964 | 3,968 | 3,970 | 3,964 | 3,939 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.0 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 329.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.7 | 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 | 36.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,061 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,991 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 593 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 239 | 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. | 75 | 91 | 88 | 67 | 77 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.7 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 10.0 |
Deaths | no. | 106 | 82 | 102 | 90 | 94 |
Crude death rate | rate | 13.7 | 10.6 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
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