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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 47,099 | 48,819 | 50,495 | 51,756 | 52,849 |
Males | no. | 22,590 | 23,387 | 24,256 | 24,907 | 25,505 |
Females | no. | 24,509 | 25,432 | 26,239 | 26,849 | 27,344 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.3 | 20.2 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 516.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 17,059 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 13,011 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,942 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,202 | 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. | 519 | 518 | 585 | 557 | 616 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11.6 |
Deaths | no. | 409 | 413 | 446 | 465 | 459 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 |
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