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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,036 | 24,604 | 24,709 | 24,758 | 24,870 |
Males | no. | 12,169 | 12,461 | 12,549 | 12,600 | 12,661 |
Females | no. | 11,867 | 12,143 | 12,160 | 12,158 | 12,209 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 15.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 20.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,054 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,176 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,564 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 550 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 382 | 397 | 394 | 363 | 383 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 15.4 |
Deaths | no. | 138 | 153 | 145 | 150 | 137 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
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