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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,274 | 9,320 | 9,328 | 9,298 | 9,288 |
Males | no. | 4,713 | 4,737 | 4,731 | 4,726 | 4,725 |
Females | no. | 4,561 | 4,583 | 4,597 | 4,572 | 4,563 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 21.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 18.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 29.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 65.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,878 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,463 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,263 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 177 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 40.8 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 59.2 | 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. | 123 | 124 | 109 | 124 | 116 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 13.3 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 35 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 36 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
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