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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 17,436 | 18,157 | 18,835 | 19,339 | 19,862 |
Males | no. | 8,504 | 8,845 | 9,201 | 9,425 | 9,681 |
Females | no. | 8,932 | 9,312 | 9,634 | 9,914 | 10,181 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 17.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.6 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 26.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,789 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,584 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,407 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 480 | 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. | 169 | 182 | 188 | 189 | 175 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.6 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 8.8 |
Deaths | no. | 158 | 190 | 189 | 181 | 187 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.0 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
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