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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 17,719 | 18,398 | 19,070 | 19,679 | 20,494 |
Males | no. | 8,575 | 8,879 | 9,210 | 9,514 | 9,919 |
Females | no. | 9,144 | 9,519 | 9,860 | 10,165 | 10,575 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 753.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,490 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,075 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,674 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 657 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 195 | 194 | 212 | 224 | 217 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
Deaths | no. | 139 | 151 | 177 | 159 | 187 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
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