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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 23,830 | 23,796 | 23,813 | 23,870 | 23,938 |
Males | no. | 11,844 | 11,864 | 11,905 | 11,921 | 11,957 |
Females | no. | 11,986 | 11,932 | 11,908 | 11,949 | 11,981 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 18.5 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,886.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 28.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,477 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,675 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,536 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 647 | 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. | 282 | 301 | 313 | 275 | 262 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 203 | 206 | 176 | 214 | 157 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 6.5 |
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