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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 31,588 | 33,178 | 34,685 | 36,845 | 38,498 |
Males | no. | 15,185 | 15,925 | 16,647 | 17,721 | 18,575 |
Females | no. | 16,403 | 17,253 | 18,038 | 19,124 | 19,923 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 619.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,579 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,018 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,516 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,000 | 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. | 327 | 350 | 350 | 386 | 413 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 |
Deaths | no. | 205 | 192 | 216 | 279 | 272 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 7.0 |
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