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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 34,193 | 34,696 | 35,026 | 35,449 | 35,641 |
Males | no. | 16,298 | 16,567 | 16,765 | 16,989 | 17,132 |
Females | no. | 17,895 | 18,129 | 18,261 | 18,460 | 18,509 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,290.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 25.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 13,072 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 8,848 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,787 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 606 | 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. | 439 | 424 | 493 | 497 | 482 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 263 | 215 | 244 | 233 | 242 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.6 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
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