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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 56,532 | 57,513 | 57,889 | 58,203 | 58,511 |
Males | no. | 27,708 | 28,146 | 28,352 | 28,530 | 28,688 |
Females | no. | 28,824 | 29,367 | 29,537 | 29,673 | 29,823 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,547.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 19,605 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 15,079 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,655 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,570 | 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. | 776 | 788 | 768 | 766 | 732 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 331 | 332 | 375 | 331 | 315 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 |
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