|
POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
|
| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|
|
Persons | no. | 33,345 | 33,459 | 33,316 | 33,261 | 33,132 |
Males | no. | 16,383 | 16,445 | 16,410 | 16,357 | 16,297 |
Females | no. | 16,962 | 17,014 | 16,906 | 16,904 | 16,835 |
| |
Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.7 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
|
Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,666.2 |
|
Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.8 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.9 | na | na | na |
|
Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.4 | na | na | na |
| |
Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.4 | na | na | na |
| |
Households | no. | na | 12,124 | na | na | na |
| |
Total families | no. | na | 9,273 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,311 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 866 | na | na | na |
| |
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 |
| |
Births | no. | 370 | 353 | 331 | 351 | 348 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.5 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
Deaths | no. | 252 | 246 | 235 | 290 | 282 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
|