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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 34,760 | 36,567 | 38,263 | 39,751 | 40,199 |
Males | no. | 17,344 | 18,239 | 19,091 | 19,828 | 20,073 |
Females | no. | 17,416 | 18,328 | 19,172 | 19,923 | 20,126 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 27.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 955.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,604 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,674 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,635 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 698 | 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. | 653 | 558 | 663 | 639 | 635 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 18.7 | 15.2 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 15.7 |
Deaths | no. | 66 | 75 | 81 | 113 | 86 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
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