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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 61,126 | 61,226 | 61,422 | 61,788 | 61,932 |
Males | no. | 30,610 | 30,700 | 30,765 | 30,980 | 31,091 |
Females | no. | 30,516 | 30,526 | 30,657 | 30,808 | 30,841 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,988.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 39.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 22,486 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,626 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,768 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,833 | 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. | 915 | 943 | 993 | 979 | 969 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.9 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
Deaths | no. | 442 | 481 | 495 | 489 | 473 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
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