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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 30,103 | 30,308 | 30,330 | 30,391 | 30,444 |
Males | no. | 14,257 | 14,429 | 14,430 | 14,494 | 14,545 |
Females | no. | 15,846 | 15,879 | 15,900 | 15,897 | 15,899 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,103.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 61.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 72.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,210 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,990 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,908 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 547 | 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. | 319 | 299 | 275 | 295 | 299 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
Deaths | no. | 294 | 287 | 294 | 280 | 267 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.7 |
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