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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 23,363 | 25,357 | 27,379 | 29,865 | 31,539 |
Males | no. | 11,732 | 12,682 | 13,782 | 15,043 | 15,912 |
Females | no. | 11,631 | 12,675 | 13,597 | 14,822 | 15,627 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 60.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,036 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,797 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,939 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 777 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 68.7 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 31.3 | 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. | 381 | 392 | 405 | 462 | 554 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.3 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 17.5 |
Deaths | no. | 67 | 96 | 107 | 98 | 131 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
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