|
|
|
POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
 |
 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
 |
| Persons | no. | 7,449 | 7,537 | 7,644 | 7,807 | 7,990 |
| Males | no. | 3,751 | 3,787 | 3,838 | 3,933 | 4,007 |
| Females | no. | 3,698 | 3,750 | 3,806 | 3,874 | 3,983 |
 |  |
| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 19.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.6 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
 |
| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 52.6 |
 |
| Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.1 | na | na | na |
 |
| Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.6 | na | na | na |
 |
| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
 |
| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.4 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.5 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Households | no. | na | 2,770 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| Total families | no. | na | 2,074 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 711 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 201 | na | na | na |
 |  |
| 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 |
 |  |
| Births | no. | 101 | 91 | 95 | 93 | 81 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 10.1 |
| Deaths | no. | 55 | 53 | 66 | 74 | 59 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 7.3 |
|