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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 46,330 | 46,377 | 46,194 | 46,077 | 45,923 |
Males | no. | 22,521 | 22,557 | 22,465 | 22,390 | 22,305 |
Females | no. | 23,809 | 23,820 | 23,729 | 23,687 | 23,618 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.2 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,282.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,575 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 11,095 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,538 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,034 | 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. | 621 | 655 | 649 | 658 | 721 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 15.7 |
Deaths | no. | 355 | 349 | 364 | 332 | 285 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
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