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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,599 | 16,615 | 16,800 | 17,059 | 17,664 |
Males | no. | 8,172 | 8,176 | 8,230 | 8,362 | 8,666 |
Females | no. | 8,427 | 8,439 | 8,570 | 8,697 | 8,998 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.3 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 307.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 39.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,858 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,299 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,563 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 799 | 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. | 246 | 258 | 267 | 256 | 244 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.8 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 13.8 |
Deaths | no. | 121 | 127 | 169 | 158 | 174 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.6 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
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