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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,307 | 24,523 | 24,616 | 24,659 | 24,745 |
Males | no. | 12,051 | 12,177 | 12,199 | 12,220 | 12,271 |
Females | no. | 12,256 | 12,346 | 12,417 | 12,439 | 12,474 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 29.2 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 30.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,993.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 30.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,047 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,352 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,280 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 577 | 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. | 324 | 338 | 331 | 349 | 345 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 115 | 152 | 125 | 114 | 106 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
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