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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 22,505 | 23,026 | 23,292 | 23,716 | 23,829 |
Males | no. | 10,592 | 10,824 | 10,985 | 11,160 | 11,180 |
Females | no. | 11,913 | 12,202 | 12,307 | 12,556 | 12,649 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.4 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 976.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,639 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,653 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,007 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 758 | 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. | 268 | 242 | 252 | 249 | 249 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
Deaths | no. | 206 | 181 | 203 | 197 | 197 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.1 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
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