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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 32,115 | 33,286 | 34,847 | 35,998 | 37,252 |
Males | no. | 16,179 | 16,762 | 17,473 | 18,006 | 18,671 |
Females | no. | 15,936 | 16,524 | 17,374 | 17,992 | 18,581 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 10.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,182 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,251 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,205 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 936 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 61.4 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 38.6 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 443 | 384 | 401 | 417 | 468 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 224 | 197 | 218 | 224 | 181 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 |
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