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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,174 | 6,418 | 6,664 | 6,838 | 7,165 |
Males | no. | 3,101 | 3,212 | 3,330 | 3,391 | 3,551 |
Females | no. | 3,073 | 3,206 | 3,334 | 3,447 | 3,614 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 25.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 15.9 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 822.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.0 | 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 | 39.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,061 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,718 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 788 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 166 | 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. | 98 | 91 | 97 | 117 | 114 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.8 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 17.1 | 15.9 |
Deaths | no. | 14 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 33 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
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