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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 27,592 | 28,063 | 28,703 | 29,386 | 29,764 |
Males | no. | 13,584 | 13,853 | 14,182 | 14,528 | 14,769 |
Females | no. | 14,008 | 14,210 | 14,521 | 14,858 | 14,995 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.8 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,685.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,081 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,165 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,041 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 947 | 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. | 351 | 303 | 357 | 426 | 360 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.7 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 12.0 |
Deaths | no. | 239 | 234 | 230 | 251 | 260 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.7 |
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