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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 32,385 | 32,494 | 32,396 | 32,261 | 31,812 |
Males | no. | 15,987 | 16,027 | 16,003 | 15,954 | 15,744 |
Females | no. | 16,398 | 16,467 | 16,393 | 16,307 | 16,068 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,111.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 61.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 68.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,348 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,249 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,062 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 778 | 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. | 326 | 317 | 332 | 340 | 345 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
Deaths | no. | 170 | 190 | 183 | 199 | 206 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
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