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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 24,543 | 25,631 | 26,690 | 27,612 | 28,456 |
Males | no. | 11,991 | 12,502 | 13,051 | 13,492 | 13,919 |
Females | no. | 12,552 | 13,129 | 13,639 | 14,120 | 14,537 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.3 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 33.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,632 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,482 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,934 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 687 | 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. | 244 | 240 | 259 | 256 | 248 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
Deaths | no. | 225 | 272 | 261 | 265 | 262 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.1 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
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