|
|
|
POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
 |
| Persons | no. | 3,812 | 3,848 | 3,907 | 3,941 | 4,000 |
| Males | no. | 1,941 | 1,959 | 1,980 | 1,998 | 2,030 |
| Females | no. | 1,871 | 1,889 | 1,927 | 1,943 | 1,970 |
 |  |
| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.0 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
 |
| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.3 |
 |
| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
 |
| Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.6 | na | na | na |
 |
| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
 |
| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.9 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.9 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Households | no. | na | 1,481 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Total families | no. | na | 1,083 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 317 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 87 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| 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 |
 |  |
| Births | no. | 32 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 40 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 24 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 36 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.2 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 9.0 |
|