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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 51,021 | 51,254 | 50,790 | 50,316 | 50,151 |
Males | no. | 24,397 | 24,506 | 24,265 | 24,035 | 23,971 |
Females | no. | 26,624 | 26,748 | 26,525 | 26,281 | 26,180 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,364.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 23.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,487 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 13,593 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,012 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,086 | 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. | 676 | 664 | 649 | 640 | 638 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 425 | 416 | 404 | 461 | 406 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 |
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