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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 45,659 | 46,948 | 48,226 | 49,846 | 51,000 |
Males | no. | 22,195 | 22,835 | 23,466 | 24,304 | 24,925 |
Females | no. | 23,464 | 24,113 | 24,760 | 25,542 | 26,075 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 402.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,736 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,831 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,381 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,560 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 97.3 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 2.7 | 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. | 468 | 449 | 470 | 481 | 477 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
Deaths | no. | 471 | 507 | 570 | 557 | 604 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
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