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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 33,389 | 33,746 | 34,642 | 35,719 | 36,212 |
Males | no. | 16,784 | 16,798 | 17,309 | 17,876 | 18,156 |
Females | no. | 16,605 | 16,948 | 17,333 | 17,843 | 18,056 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,756.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 16.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,447 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,494 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,197 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,131 | 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. | 449 | 425 | 415 | 448 | 470 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
Deaths | no. | 210 | 213 | 237 | 232 | 216 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
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