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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,810 | 12,184 | 12,630 | 13,249 | 13,729 |
Males | no. | 5,731 | 5,910 | 6,105 | 6,426 | 6,676 |
Females | no. | 6,079 | 6,274 | 6,525 | 6,823 | 7,053 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 22.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,022.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,125 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,436 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,380 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 321 | 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. | 106 | 133 | 146 | 155 | 155 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.9 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
Deaths | no. | 67 | 117 | 102 | 107 | 123 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.6 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.9 |
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