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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 44,064 | 44,003 | 44,124 | 44,625 | 44,935 |
Males | no. | 21,348 | 21,326 | 21,358 | 21,638 | 21,791 |
Females | no. | 22,716 | 22,677 | 22,766 | 22,987 | 23,144 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.2 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 372.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 43.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 17,324 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 11,581 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,830 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,752 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 527 | 645 | 577 | 547 | 530 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 14.6 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.7 |
Deaths | no. | 384 | 460 | 446 | 457 | 448 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
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