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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 41,900 | 42,740 | 43,476 | 43,922 | 44,242 |
Males | no. | 20,518 | 20,938 | 21,286 | 21,546 | 21,736 |
Females | no. | 21,382 | 21,802 | 22,190 | 22,376 | 22,506 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 16.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 14,546 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 10,990 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,204 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,134 | 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. | 485 | 497 | 452 | 504 | 459 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.5 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 321 | 282 | 336 | 337 | 330 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
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