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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 28,746 | 28,815 | 28,715 | 28,503 | 28,269 |
Males | no. | 14,264 | 14,305 | 14,208 | 14,121 | 14,015 |
Females | no. | 14,482 | 14,510 | 14,507 | 14,382 | 14,254 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 22.6 | 22.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 430.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 55.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 65.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,773 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,465 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,001 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 538 | 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. | 338 | 340 | 338 | 365 | 313 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 98 | 81 | 99 | 94 | 117 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
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