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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 18,517 | 18,512 | 18,635 | 18,661 | 18,665 |
Males | no. | 9,510 | 9,501 | 9,597 | 9,605 | 9,614 |
Females | no. | 9,007 | 9,011 | 9,038 | 9,056 | 9,051 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 21.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 34.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,519 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,881 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,905 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 362 | 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 | 98.4 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 268 | 250 | 259 | 201 | 188 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.4 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 10.0 |
Deaths | no. | 149 | 133 | 148 | 121 | 122 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
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