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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 33,814 | 34,020 | 34,200 | 34,383 | 34,526 |
Males | no. | 17,401 | 17,500 | 17,574 | 17,652 | 17,716 |
Females | no. | 16,413 | 16,520 | 16,626 | 16,731 | 16,810 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,081 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,668 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,384 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 813 | 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 | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 79.7 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 20.3 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 471 | 443 | 470 | 401 | 448 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.9 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 11.6 | 12.9 |
Deaths | no. | 265 | 261 | 277 | 253 | 288 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.3 |
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