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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 47,023 | 48,877 | 50,772 | 54,291 | 58,465 |
Males | no. | 23,234 | 24,114 | 25,041 | 26,756 | 28,838 |
Females | no. | 23,789 | 24,763 | 25,731 | 27,535 | 29,627 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 19.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 336.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 17,382 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,934 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,075 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,652 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 99.3 | 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. | 524 | 470 | 548 | 507 | 543 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 9.2 |
Deaths | no. | 356 | 395 | 439 | 420 | 423 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
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