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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 48,114 | 48,545 | 48,909 | 48,916 | 48,953 |
Males | no. | 24,298 | 24,421 | 24,713 | 24,718 | 24,777 |
Females | no. | 23,816 | 24,124 | 24,196 | 24,198 | 24,176 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 30.2 | 31.3 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 30.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.2 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5,605.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 18.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 64.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 22,417 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,229 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,124 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 826 | 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. | 492 | 530 | 540 | 544 | 579 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 401 | 372 | 359 | 396 | 307 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
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