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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 31,359 | 31,495 | 31,448 | 31,276 | 31,102 |
Males | no. | 15,229 | 15,375 | 15,382 | 15,320 | 15,221 |
Females | no. | 16,130 | 16,120 | 16,066 | 15,956 | 15,881 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,813.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,465 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,328 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,617 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 745 | 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. | 261 | 250 | 264 | 243 | 241 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Deaths | no. | 274 | 310 | 289 | 293 | 264 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.4 |
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