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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 29,163 | 29,629 | 30,020 | 30,317 | 30,647 |
Males | no. | 14,124 | 14,340 | 14,543 | 14,690 | 14,860 |
Females | no. | 15,039 | 15,289 | 15,477 | 15,627 | 15,787 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 254.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,563 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,392 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,871 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 871 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 369 | 389 | 380 | 400 | 354 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 218 | 228 | 220 | 240 | 236 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
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