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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,708 | 13,012 | 13,507 | 13,722 | 13,898 |
Males | no. | 6,375 | 6,502 | 6,756 | 6,864 | 6,949 |
Females | no. | 6,333 | 6,510 | 6,751 | 6,858 | 6,949 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.5 | 25.6 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 949.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,139 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,590 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,592 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 446 | 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. | 189 | 204 | 183 | 208 | 195 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.8 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.0 |
Deaths | no. | 19 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 31 |
Crude death rate | rate | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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