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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 24,364 | 24,257 | 24,201 | 24,620 | 24,985 |
Males | no. | 11,760 | 11,704 | 11,646 | 11,860 | 12,033 |
Females | no. | 12,604 | 12,553 | 12,555 | 12,760 | 12,952 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 224.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,220 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,460 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,124 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 907 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 93.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 6.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 291 | 334 | 302 | 274 | 276 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 198 | 215 | 251 | 218 | 205 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.1 | 8.8 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 |
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