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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 65,541 | 67,567 | 69,339 | 73,306 | 75,402 |
Males | no. | 35,022 | 36,123 | 37,046 | 39,063 | 40,226 |
Females | no. | 30,519 | 31,444 | 32,293 | 34,243 | 35,176 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 19.9 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 28.5 | 28.9 | 29.3 | 29.8 | 29.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 8,279.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 36.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 25.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 66.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 26,283 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,683 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,494 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,168 | 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. | 672 | 652 | 707 | 750 | 609 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 8.0 |
Deaths | no. | 345 | 339 | 316 | 323 | 319 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
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