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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 29,827 | 30,148 | 30,867 | 31,605 | 32,387 |
Males | no. | 14,882 | 15,022 | 15,398 | 15,773 | 16,185 |
Females | no. | 14,945 | 15,126 | 15,469 | 15,832 | 16,202 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.9 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 16.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 151.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,796 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,761 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,344 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,133 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 582 | 540 | 571 | 544 | 577 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 19.5 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 17.2 | 17.8 |
Deaths | no. | 119 | 111 | 111 | 126 | 139 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
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