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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 54,840 | 56,429 | 58,405 | 59,766 | 60,985 |
Males | no. | 27,078 | 27,834 | 28,811 | 29,526 | 30,156 |
Females | no. | 27,762 | 28,595 | 29,594 | 30,240 | 30,829 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 32.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 19,650 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,583 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,581 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,274 | 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. | 595 | 560 | 635 | 641 | 609 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.8 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 9.9 |
Deaths | no. | 408 | 432 | 433 | 445 | 411 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
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