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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 19,070 | 19,289 | 19,349 | 19,382 | 19,296 |
Males | no. | 9,903 | 10,014 | 10,024 | 10,049 | 9,995 |
Females | no. | 9,167 | 9,275 | 9,325 | 9,333 | 9,301 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.5 | 20.9 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.3 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,503 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,520 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,707 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 405 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 43.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 56.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 222 | 186 | 173 | 189 | 209 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 9.6 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 10.8 |
Deaths | no. | 133 | 149 | 128 | 148 | 124 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
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