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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 56,427 | 56,856 | 59,146 | 61,382 | 63,901 |
Males | no. | 30,495 | 30,787 | 32,018 | 33,212 | 34,612 |
Females | no. | 25,932 | 26,069 | 27,128 | 28,170 | 29,289 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 27.5 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,473.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 34.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 21.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 63.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 24,025 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 10,299 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,873 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 984 | 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. | 561 | 528 | 542 | 596 | 721 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 |
Deaths | no. | 392 | 389 | 353 | 366 | 370 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
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