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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 24,586 | 24,665 | 24,963 | 25,169 | 25,374 |
Males | no. | 12,410 | 12,454 | 12,647 | 12,757 | 12,864 |
Females | no. | 12,176 | 12,211 | 12,316 | 12,412 | 12,510 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.3 | 26.6 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 24.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.0 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,307.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 29.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 33.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,221 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,514 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,797 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,110 | 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. | 417 | 373 | 382 | 387 | 329 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.9 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 12.9 |
Deaths | no. | 75 | 65 | 76 | 97 | 96 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
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