National Regional Profile: Central (Statistical Division)
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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Persons no. 60,024
60,781
60,540
60,251
59,539
Males no. 31,136
31,631
31,473
31,305
30,921
Females no. 28,888
29,150
29,067
28,946
28,618
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years % 24.6
24.4
24.0
23.4
22.9
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years % 12.3
12.2
12.3
12.2
12.1
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years % 15.6
15.0
14.7
14.4
14.1
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years % 16.1
16.0
15.8
15.8
15.5
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years % 13.0
13.5
13.6
13.7
13.9
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years % 9.1
9.2
9.5
9.9
10.3
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years % 6.0
6.2
6.4
6.5
6.7
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years % 2.3
2.7
3.0
3.2
3.5
Percentage aged 85 years and over % 0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.0
Population density persons/km2
na
na
na
na
0.1
Percentage of total population % na
11.4
na
na
na
Percentage of total population % na
12.2
na
na
na
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over % na
4.2
na
na
na
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over % na
40.7
na
na
na
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations % na
54.2
na
na
na
Households no. na
20,039
na
na
na
Total families no. na
14,843
na
na
na
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no. na
5,857
na
na
na
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students no. na
1,728
na
na
na
Major cities % na
0.0
na
na
na
Inner regional % na
0.0
na
na
na
Outer regional % na
62.5
na
na
na
Remote % na
22.8
na
na
na
Very remote % na
14.7
na
na
na
Births no. 976
864
824
817
798
Crude birth rate rate 16.2
14.2
13.6
13.5
13.4
Deaths no. 354
303
357
342
312
Crude death rate rate 5.8
4.9
5.8
5.6
5.2
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