Key Facts:
Population Estimates
- Total Population: Estimated at 22,400, down by 12.5% from December quarter 2023 (25,600).
- Resident Population: Estimated at 16,900, up by 4.3% from December quarter 2023 (16,200).
Births - 55 registered births (33 males, 22 females), up by 14.6% from December quarter 2023 (48 births)
- Births by age group:
o 25–29 years: 16 births (highest).
o 30–34 years: 15 births.
o 20–24 years and 35–39 years: 10 births each. - Weekly average: approximately 5 births
Deaths - 32 recorded deaths, down by 22% from 41 in December 2023.
- Weekly average: ~3 deaths.
- No infant deaths were recorded.
Crude Rates - Birth Rate: 3.3 per 1,000 population.
- Death Rate: 1.9 per 1,000 population.
Marriages - 88 marriages officiated, down by 27.9% from December quarter 2023 (122 marriages)
- Non-residents: 87.5% of all weddings.
