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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,148 | 8,241 | 8,347 | 8,518 | 8,712 |
Males | no. | 4,138 | 4,176 | 4,217 | 4,314 | 4,395 |
Females | no. | 4,010 | 4,065 | 4,130 | 4,204 | 4,317 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 19.8 | 19.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 14.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,010 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,263 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 789 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 211 | 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. | 105 | 94 | 103 | 99 | 89 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 10.2 |
Deaths | no. | 59 | 54 | 70 | 80 | 61 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 |
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