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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 27,292 | 27,688 | 27,961 | 28,279 | 28,572 |
Males | no. | 13,233 | 13,441 | 13,572 | 13,734 | 13,938 |
Females | no. | 14,059 | 14,247 | 14,389 | 14,545 | 14,634 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,594.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 34.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,791 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,019 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,599 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 717 | 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. | 367 | 331 | 349 | 343 | 387 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 423 | 425 | 422 | 376 | 371 |
Crude death rate | rate | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 12.9 |
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