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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 20,519 | 20,392 | 20,282 | 20,144 | 20,180 |
Males | no. | 10,374 | 10,297 | 10,214 | 10,143 | 10,164 |
Females | no. | 10,145 | 10,095 | 10,068 | 10,001 | 10,016 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.4 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 7,389 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,206 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,081 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 528 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 240 | 225 | 228 | 262 | 215 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 10.6 |
Deaths | no. | 192 | 192 | 211 | 176 | 185 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.3 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
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