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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 13,246 | 14,337 | 15,228 | 16,609 | 17,793 |
Males | no. | 6,424 | 6,938 | 7,415 | 8,080 | 8,685 |
Females | no. | 6,822 | 7,399 | 7,813 | 8,529 | 9,108 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.2 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 23.1 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 21.3 | 20.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 18.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,690.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,720 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,902 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,844 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 521 | 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. | 341 | 285 | 309 | 322 | 313 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 25.7 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 19.3 | 17.5 |
Deaths | no. | 31 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 28 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
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