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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 27,510 | 27,755 | 27,892 | 27,814 | 27,727 |
Males | no. | 13,694 | 13,771 | 13,839 | 13,810 | 13,798 |
Females | no. | 13,816 | 13,984 | 14,053 | 14,004 | 13,929 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 20.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.8 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,310.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 31.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 37.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,661 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,233 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,671 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,119 | 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. | 382 | 357 | 357 | 382 | 349 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 168 | 180 | 183 | 155 | 206 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 7.4 |
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