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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 33,191 | 33,946 | 34,592 | 35,267 | 35,846 |
Males | no. | 16,437 | 16,810 | 17,169 | 17,476 | 17,764 |
Females | no. | 16,754 | 17,136 | 17,423 | 17,791 | 18,082 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.2 | 18.8 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 17.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.3 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 10.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,821 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,173 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,573 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,034 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 65.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 34.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 298 | 281 | 299 | 322 | 309 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
Deaths | no. | 342 | 346 | 407 | 384 | 368 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.3 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
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