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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,931 | 5,905 | 5,914 | 5,887 | 5,883 |
Males | no. | 3,277 | 3,278 | 3,264 | 3,227 | 3,229 |
Females | no. | 2,654 | 2,627 | 2,650 | 2,660 | 2,654 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 1,794 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,356 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 542 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 152 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 88.2 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 11.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 63 | 62 | 70 | 62 | 70 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 42 | 42 | 51 | 42 | 47 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 7.9 |
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