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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 38,601 | 39,000 | 38,977 | 38,847 | 38,694 |
Males | no. | 19,806 | 20,016 | 20,112 | 20,118 | 20,081 |
Females | no. | 18,795 | 18,984 | 18,865 | 18,729 | 18,613 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.3 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.9 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 37.1 | 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 | 27.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,532 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,124 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,615 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,210 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 71.6 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 28.4 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 692 | 709 | 730 | 700 | 664 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 17.9 | 18.1 | 18.7 | 18.0 | 17.1 |
Deaths | no. | 222 | 212 | 215 | 219 | 219 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
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