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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 19,706 | 19,959 | 20,120 | 20,240 | 20,170 |
Males | no. | 9,784 | 9,922 | 9,991 | 10,068 | 10,053 |
Females | no. | 9,922 | 10,037 | 10,129 | 10,172 | 10,117 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.9 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 20.6 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 78.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,706 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,220 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,129 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 438 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 194 | 207 | 202 | 178 | 177 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Deaths | no. | 159 | 163 | 182 | 175 | 174 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
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