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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 31,760 | 32,086 | 32,111 | 32,248 | 32,291 |
Males | no. | 15,431 | 15,653 | 15,643 | 15,807 | 15,887 |
Females | no. | 16,329 | 16,433 | 16,468 | 16,441 | 16,404 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,063.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 29.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 65.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 72.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,442 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,673 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,083 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 545 | 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. | 398 | 395 | 384 | 422 | 398 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 12.3 |
Deaths | no. | 224 | 211 | 217 | 219 | 214 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
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