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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,935 | 13,289 | 13,494 | 13,724 | 14,347 |
Males | no. | 6,902 | 7,127 | 7,247 | 7,375 | 7,712 |
Females | no. | 6,033 | 6,162 | 6,247 | 6,349 | 6,635 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 23.1 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 23.2 | 23.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 21.2 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 21.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 922.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 58.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,559 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,213 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 429 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 176 | 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. | 73 | 87 | 87 | 100 | 82 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 5.7 |
Deaths | no. | 136 | 152 | 124 | 137 | 95 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 6.6 |
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