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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 13,893 | 14,370 | 14,854 | 15,398 | 16,135 |
Males | no. | 6,998 | 7,208 | 7,451 | 7,723 | 8,097 |
Females | no. | 6,895 | 7,162 | 7,403 | 7,675 | 8,038 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 16.4 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 19.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,899 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,902 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,400 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 461 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 151 | 167 | 173 | 172 | 157 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
Deaths | no. | 71 | 61 | 71 | 70 | 63 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
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