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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 15,807 | 15,823 | 15,847 | 16,016 | 16,213 |
Males | no. | 7,673 | 7,656 | 7,664 | 7,753 | 7,859 |
Females | no. | 8,134 | 8,167 | 8,183 | 8,263 | 8,354 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 292.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 45.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,800 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,057 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,348 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 608 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 196 | 182 | 190 | 206 | 200 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
Deaths | no. | 169 | 144 | 182 | 160 | 164 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.6 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
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