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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 44,392 | 45,294 | 46,022 | 46,387 | 46,987 |
Males | no. | 21,837 | 22,282 | 22,648 | 22,862 | 23,161 |
Females | no. | 22,555 | 23,012 | 23,374 | 23,525 | 23,826 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 22.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 97.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 15,847 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 11,693 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,570 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,376 | 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. | 616 | 566 | 618 | 568 | 594 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.8 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
Deaths | no. | 326 | 277 | 345 | 371 | 348 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
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