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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 58,262 | 58,713 | 59,226 | 59,999 | 60,694 |
Males | no. | 27,671 | 27,968 | 28,117 | 28,613 | 29,053 |
Females | no. | 30,591 | 30,745 | 31,109 | 31,386 | 31,641 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 28.0 | 28.6 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5,791.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 70.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 77.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 25,760 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,957 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,972 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 811 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | 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. | 698 | 666 | 758 | 772 | 758 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 11.3 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 318 | 290 | 315 | 317 | 306 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
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