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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,210 | 12,152 | 13,346 | 15,173 | 16,343 |
Males | no. | 5,650 | 6,110 | 6,715 | 7,633 | 8,202 |
Females | no. | 5,560 | 6,042 | 6,631 | 7,540 | 8,141 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 29.2 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 28.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 299.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,575 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,320 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,841 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 199 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 98.5 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 1.5 | 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. | 152 | 159 | 239 | 250 | 247 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 13.0 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 15.1 |
Deaths | no. | 22 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 24 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
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