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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,316 | 16,589 | 16,922 | 17,461 | 18,015 |
Males | no. | 8,277 | 8,404 | 8,567 | 8,842 | 9,120 |
Females | no. | 8,039 | 8,185 | 8,355 | 8,619 | 8,895 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.0 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 42.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,522 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,552 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,783 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 520 | 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. | 193 | 179 | 206 | 222 | 220 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 58 | 68 | 79 | 74 | 64 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
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