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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 22,767 | 22,718 | 22,493 | 22,153 | 21,923 |
Males | no. | 11,401 | 11,375 | 11,272 | 11,099 | 10,989 |
Females | no. | 11,366 | 11,343 | 11,221 | 11,054 | 10,934 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 19.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,378.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,023 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,244 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,344 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 732 | 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. | 296 | 260 | 265 | 286 | 250 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.0 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 93 | 99 | 107 | 83 | 102 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
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