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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 6,604 | 6,941 | 7,396 | 7,780 | 8,290 |
Males | no. | 3,107 | 3,268 | 3,521 | 3,703 | 3,954 |
Females | no. | 3,497 | 3,673 | 3,875 | 4,077 | 4,336 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.1 | 17.5 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,545.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,182 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 1,840 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 881 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 145 | 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. | 87 | 114 | 114 | 125 | 126 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 16.0 | 15.1 |
Deaths | no. | 85 | 78 | 89 | 82 | 95 |
Crude death rate | rate | 12.8 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
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