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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,514 | 9,628 | 9,716 | 9,747 | 9,849 |
Males | no. | 4,547 | 4,599 | 4,674 | 4,704 | 4,760 |
Females | no. | 4,967 | 5,029 | 5,042 | 5,043 | 5,089 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.3 | 18.7 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.5 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 19.0 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,134.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,720 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,529 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 929 | 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 | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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 |
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Births | no. | 125 | 171 | 152 | 176 | 173 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 17.7 | 15.6 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
Deaths | no. | 55 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 40 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.7 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
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