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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 5,832 | 5,822 | 5,808 | 5,947 | 5,995 |
Males | no. | 2,810 | 2,809 | 2,785 | 2,865 | 2,904 |
Females | no. | 3,022 | 3,013 | 3,023 | 3,082 | 3,091 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 19.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,350.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 35.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 37.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,075 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,414 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 571 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 155 | 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. | 83 | 85 | 76 | 82 | 92 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.2 | 14.5 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 15.3 |
Deaths | no. | 53 | 51 | 70 | 63 | 51 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.0 | 8.7 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 8.5 |
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