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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 26,570 | 26,664 | 26,599 | 26,625 | 26,589 |
Males | no. | 12,987 | 13,046 | 12,993 | 13,000 | 12,976 |
Females | no. | 13,583 | 13,618 | 13,606 | 13,625 | 13,613 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.5 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 7.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,754 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,969 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,540 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 719 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 93.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 6.1 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 274 | 289 | 324 | 313 | 267 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 10.0 |
Deaths | no. | 234 | 210 | 224 | 226 | 244 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
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