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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,813 | 12,057 | 12,411 | 12,910 | 13,474 |
Males | no. | 5,942 | 6,054 | 6,238 | 6,484 | 6,755 |
Females | no. | 5,871 | 6,003 | 6,173 | 6,426 | 6,719 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.0 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 24.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 44.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | 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 | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,623 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,233 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,580 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 203 | 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. | 171 | 160 | 145 | 174 | 182 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.4 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 67 | 48 | 67 | 64 | 78 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.6 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
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