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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 74,445 | 75,278 | 76,028 | 76,656 | 77,659 |
Males | no. | 38,942 | 39,315 | 39,769 | 40,080 | 40,654 |
Females | no. | 35,503 | 35,963 | 36,259 | 36,576 | 37,005 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.5 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.9 | 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 | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 24,714 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 18,958 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,970 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,706 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 33.6 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 51.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 13.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,090 | 1,079 | 1,070 | 1,031 | 1,117 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 14.3 |
Deaths | no. | 357 | 347 | 376 | 366 | 383 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
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