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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 25,399 | 25,513 | 25,475 | 25,482 | 25,468 |
Males | no. | 11,989 | 11,947 | 11,945 | 11,965 | 11,940 |
Females | no. | 13,410 | 13,566 | 13,530 | 13,517 | 13,528 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.8 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,172.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,347 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,430 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,749 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 824 | 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. | 258 | 270 | 259 | 288 | 271 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
Deaths | no. | 298 | 316 | 299 | 319 | 327 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
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