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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 7,911 | 7,961 | 7,974 | 7,991 | 8,007 |
Males | no. | 3,806 | 3,798 | 3,824 | 3,825 | 3,838 |
Females | no. | 4,105 | 4,163 | 4,150 | 4,166 | 4,169 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.4 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,930.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,129 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,194 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 656 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 217 | 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. | 82 | 90 | 83 | 92 | 102 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 35 | 46 | 42 | 43 | 37 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
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