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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 50,325 | 50,589 | 50,422 | 50,207 | 50,097 |
Males | no. | 23,720 | 23,830 | 23,796 | 23,716 | 23,691 |
Females | no. | 26,605 | 26,759 | 26,626 | 26,491 | 26,406 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.1 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,326.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 55.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,768 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,655 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,802 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,092 | 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. | 619 | 624 | 656 | 653 | 652 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Deaths | no. | 392 | 424 | 439 | 389 | 411 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 |
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