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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 29,862 | 30,168 | 30,829 | 31,426 | 32,008 |
Males | no. | 14,699 | 14,869 | 15,199 | 15,478 | 15,767 |
Females | no. | 15,163 | 15,299 | 15,630 | 15,948 | 16,241 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 22.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 152.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,440 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,737 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,870 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,138 | 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. | 306 | 283 | 431 | 380 | 403 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 261 | 267 | 277 | 241 | 216 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
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