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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,993 | 17,094 | 17,265 | 17,425 | 17,636 |
Males | no. | 8,559 | 8,630 | 8,713 | 8,789 | 8,889 |
Females | no. | 8,434 | 8,464 | 8,552 | 8,636 | 8,747 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 9.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,321 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,404 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,526 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 559 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 237 | 216 | 204 | 186 | 200 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 10.6 | 11.3 |
Deaths | no. | 144 | 134 | 136 | 125 | 132 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
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