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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 70,627 | 70,643 | 70,332 | 70,116 | 70,177 |
Males | no. | 34,737 | 34,671 | 34,496 | 34,354 | 34,430 |
Females | no. | 35,890 | 35,972 | 35,836 | 35,762 | 35,747 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 49.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 25,399 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 18,006 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,929 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,499 | 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. | 812 | 857 | 898 | 872 | 877 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 504 | 559 | 567 | 552 | 546 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
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