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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,179 | 12,193 | 12,219 | 12,276 | 12,256 |
Males | no. | 6,223 | 6,231 | 6,250 | 6,265 | 6,252 |
Females | no. | 5,956 | 5,962 | 5,969 | 6,011 | 6,004 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.8 | 23.5 | 22.4 | 21.6 | 20.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.9 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.6 | 18.1 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 17.6 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 10.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,222 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,167 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,282 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 478 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 142 | 157 | 105 | 122 | 122 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
Deaths | no. | 83 | 82 | 34 | 51 | 54 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.8 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
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