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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 60,959 | 62,322 | 63,571 | 64,626 | 66,020 |
Males | no. | 29,466 | 30,142 | 30,803 | 31,357 | 32,095 |
Females | no. | 31,493 | 32,180 | 32,768 | 33,269 | 33,925 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 17.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,332.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 30.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 55.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 22,198 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 15,983 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,652 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,106 | 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. | 757 | 756 | 857 | 867 | 876 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
Deaths | no. | 475 | 390 | 415 | 403 | 391 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.7 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
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