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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 15,479 | 15,605 | 15,664 | 15,833 | 16,365 |
Males | no. | 7,479 | 7,552 | 7,580 | 7,651 | 7,904 |
Females | no. | 8,000 | 8,053 | 8,084 | 8,182 | 8,461 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.1 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 18.3 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,348.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 64.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 72.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,571 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,259 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,033 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 332 | 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. | 165 | 183 | 172 | 174 | 181 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.6 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 113 | 111 | 119 | 134 | 138 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
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