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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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 |  | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 43,647 | 43,521 | 43,644 | 43,843 | 43,954 |
Males | no. | 21,850 | 21,768 | 21,835 | 21,942 | 21,992 |
Females | no. | 21,797 | 21,753 | 21,809 | 21,901 | 21,962 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 21.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 7.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.0 | 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 | 35.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 47.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 15,841 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 11,511 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,429 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,138 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 54.0 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 46.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 553 | 575 | 633 | 623 | 568 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.6 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 12.9 |
Deaths | no. | 314 | 306 | 325 | 336 | 284 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
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