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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 37,319 | 37,521 | 37,904 | 38,150 | 38,333 |
Males | no. | 18,067 | 18,153 | 18,485 | 18,679 | 18,865 |
Females | no. | 19,252 | 19,368 | 19,419 | 19,471 | 19,468 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 18.9 | 19.5 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,937.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 65.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 15,319 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,534 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,580 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 904 | 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. | 341 | 344 | 354 | 392 | 387 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
Deaths | no. | 325 | 327 | 358 | 344 | 330 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
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