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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 14,134 | 14,090 | 14,075 | 13,962 | 13,934 |
Males | no. | 6,953 | 6,943 | 6,905 | 6,843 | 6,802 |
Females | no. | 7,181 | 7,147 | 7,170 | 7,119 | 7,132 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 222.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 30.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,484 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,737 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,280 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 480 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 182 | 206 | 181 | 163 | 172 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 11.6 | 12.3 |
Deaths | no. | 141 | 142 | 153 | 142 | 133 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.5 |
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