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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 9,300 | 9,352 | 9,393 | 9,395 | 9,421 |
Males | no. | 4,468 | 4,517 | 4,538 | 4,553 | 4,585 |
Females | no. | 4,832 | 4,835 | 4,855 | 4,842 | 4,836 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.6 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.3 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,070.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,540 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,644 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 890 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 218 | 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. | 119 | 140 | 135 | 138 | 172 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.7 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 18.2 |
Deaths | no. | 50 | 55 | 51 | 39 | 54 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 5.7 |
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