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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 8,727 | 8,830 | 8,850 | 8,806 | 8,828 |
Males | no. | 4,117 | 4,176 | 4,182 | 4,157 | 4,163 |
Females | no. | 4,610 | 4,654 | 4,668 | 4,649 | 4,665 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.8 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,452.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,526 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,382 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 765 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 259 | 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. | 133 | 130 | 127 | 116 | 149 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 16.8 |
Deaths | no. | 74 | 63 | 53 | 55 | 77 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 8.7 |
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