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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,972 | 13,203 | 13,447 | 13,776 | 13,881 |
Males | no. | 6,256 | 6,369 | 6,489 | 6,648 | 6,711 |
Females | no. | 6,716 | 6,834 | 6,958 | 7,128 | 7,170 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.7 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,173.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.1 | 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 | 57.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,010 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,641 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,221 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 347 | 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. | 104 | 95 | 101 | 113 | 105 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 |
Deaths | no. | 64 | 104 | 104 | 90 | 88 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
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