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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,696 | 13,390 | 15,039 | 17,672 | 20,377 |
Males | no. | 5,904 | 6,727 | 7,584 | 8,920 | 10,292 |
Females | no. | 5,792 | 6,663 | 7,455 | 8,752 | 10,085 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 25.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 12.7 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 18.4 | 18.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 17.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 47.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,137 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,568 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,704 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 297 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 55.1 | 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. | 192 | 216 | 238 | 276 | 377 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 18.5 |
Deaths | no. | 60 | 78 | 92 | 88 | 98 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
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