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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,986 | 25,142 | 25,259 | 25,464 | 25,636 |
Males | no. | 12,650 | 12,753 | 12,800 | 12,903 | 12,965 |
Females | no. | 12,336 | 12,389 | 12,459 | 12,561 | 12,671 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,721 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,909 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,097 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 509 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 82.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 17.5 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 238 | 232 | 246 | 218 | 209 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
Deaths | no. | 309 | 318 | 299 | 320 | 290 |
Crude death rate | rate | 12.3 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
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