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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,181 | 11,385 | 11,452 | 11,539 | 12,013 |
Males | no. | 5,729 | 5,840 | 5,868 | 5,918 | 6,168 |
Females | no. | 5,452 | 5,545 | 5,584 | 5,621 | 5,845 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.6 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.1 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 59.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.9 | 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 | 42.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,579 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,047 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,367 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 216 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 60.1 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 39.9 | 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. | 136 | 108 | 130 | 129 | 142 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.1 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 40 | 33 | 46 | 34 | 46 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
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