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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,003 | 8,142 | 8,280 | 8,375 | 8,423 |
Males | no. | 4,006 | 4,086 | 4,156 | 4,202 | 4,233 |
Females | no. | 3,997 | 4,056 | 4,124 | 4,173 | 4,190 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 30.8 | 30.2 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 29.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 515.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.2 | 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 | 2,410 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,156 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,056 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 319 | 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. | 147 | 155 | 141 | 159 | 108 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 18.3 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 18.9 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 20 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 21 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
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