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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 24,660 | 25,087 | 25,332 | 25,737 | 26,087 |
Males | no. | 12,348 | 12,545 | 12,647 | 12,871 | 13,043 |
Females | no. | 12,312 | 12,542 | 12,685 | 12,866 | 13,044 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 12.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,101 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,519 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,924 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 677 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 337 | 301 | 318 | 300 | 294 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.6 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
Deaths | no. | 146 | 131 | 150 | 126 | 144 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
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