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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 15,661 | 15,718 | 15,715 | 15,743 | 15,682 |
Males | no. | 7,340 | 7,300 | 7,340 | 7,362 | 7,346 |
Females | no. | 8,321 | 8,418 | 8,375 | 8,381 | 8,336 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.0 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,418.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,964 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,043 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,585 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 369 | 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. | 111 | 124 | 118 | 121 | 147 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 9.3 |
Deaths | no. | 171 | 190 | 163 | 172 | 146 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.9 | 12.0 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 9.3 |
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