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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 33,321 | 33,224 | 33,334 | 33,279 | 33,319 |
Males | no. | 15,971 | 16,023 | 16,080 | 16,063 | 16,103 |
Females | no. | 17,350 | 17,201 | 17,254 | 17,216 | 17,216 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,428.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 13,656 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,963 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,494 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,044 | 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. | 310 | 284 | 323 | 316 | 332 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
Deaths | no. | 302 | 297 | 274 | 296 | 291 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
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