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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 14,952 | 15,253 | 15,320 | 15,450 | 15,476 |
Males | no. | 7,566 | 7,710 | 7,752 | 7,812 | 7,828 |
Females | no. | 7,386 | 7,543 | 7,568 | 7,638 | 7,648 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 16.3 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 267.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 68.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,246 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,837 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,065 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 196 | 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. | 150 | 130 | 154 | 152 | 153 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
Deaths | no. | 59 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 67 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
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