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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 58,649 | 59,862 | 60,639 | 61,527 | 62,241 |
Males | no. | 29,220 | 29,788 | 30,163 | 30,566 | 30,876 |
Females | no. | 29,429 | 30,074 | 30,476 | 30,961 | 31,365 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 23.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.7 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 422.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 20.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 19,502 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 15,956 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,487 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,852 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 98.6 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 1.4 | 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. | 876 | 793 | 822 | 791 | 853 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.9 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 12.8 | 13.7 |
Deaths | no. | 295 | 330 | 306 | 335 | 313 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
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