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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 27,581 | 27,769 | 27,963 | 28,151 | 28,305 |
Males | no. | 14,110 | 14,200 | 14,278 | 14,358 | 14,428 |
Females | no. | 13,471 | 13,569 | 13,685 | 13,793 | 13,877 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.6 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 35.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,985 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,144 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,770 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 681 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 93.8 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 6.2 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 377 | 366 | 371 | 329 | 374 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.6 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 13.2 |
Deaths | no. | 224 | 221 | 221 | 216 | 229 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
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