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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,944 | 24,807 | 24,780 | 24,657 | 24,558 |
Males | no. | 12,037 | 11,960 | 11,935 | 11,855 | 11,853 |
Females | no. | 12,907 | 12,847 | 12,845 | 12,802 | 12,705 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 20.5 | 20.6 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,157 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,561 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,196 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 788 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 92.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 8.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 265 | 282 | 308 | 290 | 284 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.6 | 11.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 170 | 167 | 155 | 174 | 172 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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