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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,826 | 12,697 | 12,694 | 12,648 | 12,568 |
Males | no. | 6,230 | 6,173 | 6,161 | 6,149 | 6,126 |
Females | no. | 6,596 | 6,524 | 6,533 | 6,499 | 6,442 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.8 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,112.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 30.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 26.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 28.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,367 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,247 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,027 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 754 | 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. | 224 | 219 | 231 | 248 | 200 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 17.4 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 19.6 | 15.9 |
Deaths | no. | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 87 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.9 |
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