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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 49,402 | 49,594 | 49,647 | 49,861 | 50,268 |
Males | no. | 24,183 | 24,302 | 24,281 | 24,407 | 24,603 |
Females | no. | 25,219 | 25,292 | 25,366 | 25,454 | 25,665 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.4 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 133.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,053 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 13,403 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,889 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,595 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.8 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 545 | 652 | 581 | 581 | 573 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
Deaths | no. | 368 | 368 | 417 | 413 | 370 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
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