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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 48,117 | 48,087 | 47,911 | 47,650 | 47,537 |
Males | no. | 23,467 | 23,458 | 23,356 | 23,227 | 23,196 |
Females | no. | 24,650 | 24,629 | 24,555 | 24,423 | 24,341 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.3 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,610.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 17,362 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,449 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,351 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,102 | 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. | 699 | 688 | 723 | 704 | 712 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.5 | 14.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
Deaths | no. | 417 | 373 | 425 | 412 | 323 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 6.7 |
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