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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 35,654 | 36,208 | 36,885 | 37,315 | 37,528 |
Males | no. | 18,011 | 18,266 | 18,689 | 18,903 | 18,993 |
Females | no. | 17,643 | 17,942 | 18,196 | 18,412 | 18,535 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.9 | 24.3 | 23.8 | 23.1 | 22.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 128.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.0 | 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 | 45.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,659 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,245 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,013 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,049 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 63.6 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 36.4 | 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. | 485 | 459 | 456 | 451 | 490 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 13.0 |
Deaths | no. | 154 | 184 | 206 | 206 | 221 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 |
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