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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,834 | 25,167 | 25,350 | 25,479 | 25,415 |
Males | no. | 12,381 | 12,534 | 12,641 | 12,707 | 12,686 |
Females | no. | 12,453 | 12,633 | 12,709 | 12,772 | 12,729 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.7 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 20.8 | 20.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.2 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 904.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,165 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,963 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,316 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 616 | 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. | 291 | 272 | 266 | 286 | 280 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 51 | 89 | 112 | 99 | 98 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
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