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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 17,349 | 18,429 | 19,600 | 20,787 | 21,961 |
Males | no. | 8,631 | 9,150 | 9,709 | 10,290 | 10,873 |
Females | no. | 8,718 | 9,279 | 9,891 | 10,497 | 11,088 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 466.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,764 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,923 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,651 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 808 | 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. | 230 | 247 | 312 | 299 | 329 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 13.4 | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.9 |
Deaths | no. | 95 | 97 | 113 | 101 | 105 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
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