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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,894 | 13,045 | 13,538 | 13,983 | 14,583 |
Males | no. | 6,555 | 6,617 | 6,848 | 7,077 | 7,402 |
Females | no. | 6,339 | 6,428 | 6,690 | 6,906 | 7,181 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 19.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.9 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 96.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,670 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,797 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,297 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 320 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 139 | 162 | 113 | 134 | 164 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 11.2 |
Deaths | no. | 67 | 76 | 77 | 80 | 77 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
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