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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 18,850 | 18,775 | 18,630 | 18,494 | 18,396 |
Males | no. | 9,273 | 9,195 | 9,115 | 9,046 | 9,014 |
Females | no. | 9,577 | 9,580 | 9,515 | 9,448 | 9,382 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 134.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 7,057 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,794 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,687 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 740 | 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. | 210 | 213 | 234 | 221 | 219 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 184 | 190 | 193 | 181 | 186 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 |
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