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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 35,947 | 36,399 | 36,709 | 37,193 | 37,860 |
Males | no. | 17,801 | 17,985 | 18,157 | 18,394 | 18,713 |
Females | no. | 18,146 | 18,414 | 18,552 | 18,799 | 19,147 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.2 | 21.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 9.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,616 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,466 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,738 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,009 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 99.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 422 | 397 | 406 | 441 | 463 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 293 | 255 | 268 | 288 | 276 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
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