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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 22,240 | 23,099 | 24,333 | 24,998 | 25,896 |
Males | no. | 11,043 | 11,472 | 12,031 | 12,331 | 12,794 |
Females | no. | 11,197 | 11,627 | 12,302 | 12,667 | 13,102 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 17.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 7,770 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,785 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,243 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 621 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 88.4 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 11.6 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 303 | 256 | 271 | 296 | 308 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.6 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 171 | 152 | 168 | 174 | 139 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.6 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
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