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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 15,435 | 15,573 | 15,791 | 15,905 | 16,205 |
Males | no. | 8,663 | 8,711 | 8,888 | 8,961 | 9,110 |
Females | no. | 6,772 | 6,862 | 6,903 | 6,944 | 7,095 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 22.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.5 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,631 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,623 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,613 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 353 | 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. | 217 | 185 | 207 | 220 | 202 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.0 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 47 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 47 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
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