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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 38,742 | 39,599 | 40,732 | 42,971 | 45,577 |
Males | no. | 18,972 | 19,347 | 19,893 | 20,990 | 22,295 |
Females | no. | 19,770 | 20,252 | 20,839 | 21,981 | 23,282 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 18.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 121.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 14,733 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 10,966 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,096 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,407 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 97.2 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 416 | 383 | 390 | 381 | 471 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 349 | 390 | 445 | 417 | 433 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.0 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
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