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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 62,717 | 62,869 | 62,667 | 62,491 | 62,080 |
Males | no. | 30,344 | 30,491 | 30,360 | 30,404 | 30,330 |
Females | no. | 32,373 | 32,378 | 32,307 | 32,087 | 31,750 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.2 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,905.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 22,600 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 16,112 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,064 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,584 | 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. | 736 | 746 | 709 | 719 | 760 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 573 | 568 | 545 | 499 | 574 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.2 |
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