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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 59,384 | 59,223 | 59,467 | 60,292 | 60,953 |
Males | no. | 28,587 | 28,505 | 28,683 | 29,079 | 29,426 |
Females | no. | 30,797 | 30,718 | 30,784 | 31,213 | 31,527 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.7 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.4 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 258.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 23,034 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,989 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,872 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,283 | 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. | 678 | 853 | 766 | 734 | 762 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.4 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 587 | 610 | 562 | 583 | 562 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.8 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 |
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