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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 48,276 | 50,673 | 53,786 | 57,960 | 61,548 |
Males | no. | 24,679 | 25,962 | 27,461 | 29,511 | 31,345 |
Females | no. | 23,597 | 24,711 | 26,325 | 28,449 | 30,203 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 29.9 | 30.3 | 29.7 | 32.0 | 32.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 24.7 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,703.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 37.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 29.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 68.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 19,964 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,969 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,756 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 838 | 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. | 467 | 481 | 473 | 464 | 500 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
Deaths | no. | 231 | 216 | 203 | 217 | 173 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
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