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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 17,465 | 17,828 | 18,207 | 18,730 | 19,466 |
Males | no. | 9,072 | 9,247 | 9,453 | 9,721 | 10,109 |
Females | no. | 8,393 | 8,581 | 8,754 | 9,009 | 9,357 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.5 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.3 | 14.0 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 6.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,232 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,918 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,770 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 468 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 92.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 7.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 195 | 186 | 178 | 182 | 204 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.4 |
Deaths | no. | 71 | 90 | 93 | 85 | 96 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
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