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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 21,872 | 22,264 | 22,829 | 23,340 | 23,743 |
Males | no. | 10,677 | 10,844 | 11,167 | 11,388 | 11,589 |
Females | no. | 11,195 | 11,420 | 11,662 | 11,952 | 12,154 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.8 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 348.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 7,787 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,859 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,158 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 688 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 97.1 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 2.9 | 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. | 291 | 250 | 289 | 285 | 319 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 11.2 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 13.4 |
Deaths | no. | 178 | 169 | 205 | 194 | 201 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
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