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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 52,860 | 53,002 | 53,108 | 53,295 | 53,012 |
Males | no. | 24,964 | 24,988 | 25,106 | 25,123 | 24,937 |
Females | no. | 27,896 | 28,014 | 28,002 | 28,172 | 28,075 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,325.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 68.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 77.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 19,874 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 11,482 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,721 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 831 | 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. | 570 | 522 | 565 | 624 | 645 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
Deaths | no. | 347 | 317 | 328 | 332 | 369 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.5 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
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