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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 4,170 | 5,273 | 6,112 | 6,549 | 6,713 |
Males | no. | 2,342 | 2,998 | 3,384 | 3,628 | 3,729 |
Females | no. | 1,828 | 2,275 | 2,728 | 2,921 | 2,984 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 15.7 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 25.2 | 23.3 | 24.6 | 25.5 | 25.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 14.6 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,024.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 18.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 71.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 74.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 2,125 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 910 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 126 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 85 | 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. | 28 | 31 | 42 | 60 | 47 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 9.1 | 7.0 |
Deaths | no. | 22 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 31 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
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