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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,733 | 24,710 | 24,796 | 24,819 | 24,893 |
Males | no. | 11,990 | 11,994 | 12,046 | 12,066 | 12,116 |
Females | no. | 12,743 | 12,716 | 12,750 | 12,753 | 12,777 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,069.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,585 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,744 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,112 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 715 | 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. | 257 | 234 | 261 | 226 | 219 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
Deaths | no. | 210 | 214 | 208 | 205 | 198 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
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