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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 21,160 | 22,559 | 23,333 | 23,544 | 23,901 |
Males | no. | 10,912 | 11,660 | 12,161 | 12,309 | 12,501 |
Females | no. | 10,248 | 10,899 | 11,172 | 11,235 | 11,400 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 29.9 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 29.4 | 29.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.8 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 20.8 | 20.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 250.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 13.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,717 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,380 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,557 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 903 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 514 | 551 | 512 | 545 | 506 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 24.2 | 24.4 | 21.9 | 23.1 | 21.1 |
Deaths | no. | 60 | 66 | 62 | 63 | 84 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
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