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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 53,929 | 54,410 | 54,476 | 54,405 | 53,715 |
Males | no. | 26,586 | 26,796 | 26,838 | 26,781 | 26,425 |
Females | no. | 27,343 | 27,614 | 27,638 | 27,624 | 27,290 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,120.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,487 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,451 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,539 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,556 | 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. | 764 | 757 | 737 | 729 | 771 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 14.3 |
Deaths | no. | 332 | 302 | 343 | 298 | 359 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
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