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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,062 | 12,079 | 12,185 | 12,320 | 12,463 |
Males | no. | 5,727 | 5,736 | 5,797 | 5,869 | 5,947 |
Females | no. | 6,335 | 6,343 | 6,388 | 6,451 | 6,516 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 611.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,457 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,025 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 954 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 497 | 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. | 137 | 142 | 156 | 142 | 158 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 12.6 |
Deaths | no. | 173 | 194 | 214 | 206 | 191 |
Crude death rate | rate | 14.3 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 16.7 | 15.3 |
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