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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 62,672 | 62,588 | 62,753 | 62,951 | 62,978 |
Males | no. | 31,697 | 31,633 | 31,715 | 31,866 | 31,894 |
Females | no. | 30,975 | 30,955 | 31,038 | 31,085 | 31,084 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.2 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 22,717 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 16,489 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,476 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,469 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 37.6 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 60.4 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 808 | 813 | 884 | 846 | 772 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 462 | 432 | 449 | 510 | 411 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
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