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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 19,217 | 20,096 | 21,010 | 21,891 | 22,829 |
Males | no. | 9,544 | 9,958 | 10,390 | 10,837 | 11,339 |
Females | no. | 9,673 | 10,138 | 10,620 | 11,054 | 11,490 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.7 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.5 | 16.3 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,746.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,252 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,317 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,425 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 673 | 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 | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 324 | 335 | 359 | 364 | 363 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.8 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 15.9 |
Deaths | no. | 97 | 111 | 114 | 92 | 85 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
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