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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,230 | 12,593 | 12,789 | 12,874 | 12,750 |
Males | no. | 6,092 | 6,263 | 6,367 | 6,394 | 6,348 |
Females | no. | 6,138 | 6,330 | 6,422 | 6,480 | 6,402 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.2 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,931.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 37.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 27.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,150 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,315 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,424 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 446 | 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. | 161 | 198 | 171 | 162 | 177 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 15.7 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 13.8 |
Deaths | no. | 31 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 24 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
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