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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,931 | 17,044 | 17,605 | 18,349 | 19,603 |
Males | no. | 8,308 | 8,346 | 8,621 | 8,994 | 9,630 |
Females | no. | 8,623 | 8,698 | 8,984 | 9,355 | 9,973 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.1 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 625.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 38.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,770 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,556 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,723 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 812 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 97.2 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 2.8 | 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. | 249 | 258 | 260 | 247 | 288 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.7 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 13.4 | 14.6 |
Deaths | no. | 92 | 86 | 96 | 98 | 110 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
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