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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 68,410 | 68,947 | 69,263 | 69,450 | 69,611 |
Males | no. | 33,661 | 33,977 | 34,113 | 34,225 | 34,329 |
Females | no. | 34,749 | 34,970 | 35,150 | 35,225 | 35,282 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.1 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 28.3 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 28.4 | 28.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,571.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 29.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 25.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 27,730 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,631 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,658 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,641 | 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. | 858 | 873 | 934 | 949 | 951 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
Deaths | no. | 411 | 410 | 405 | 382 | 372 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
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