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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 26,631 | 26,831 | 27,315 | 27,807 | 28,548 |
Males | no. | 13,680 | 13,652 | 13,929 | 14,133 | 14,486 |
Females | no. | 12,951 | 13,179 | 13,386 | 13,674 | 14,062 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 175.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,414 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,157 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,014 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 886 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 99.8 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 448 | 453 | 416 | 443 | 458 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.8 | 16.8 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.0 |
Deaths | no. | 100 | 97 | 97 | 103 | 101 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
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