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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,804 | 16,981 | 17,038 | 17,078 | 17,099 |
Males | no. | 8,594 | 8,676 | 8,684 | 8,698 | 8,690 |
Females | no. | 8,210 | 8,305 | 8,354 | 8,380 | 8,409 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.7 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,859 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,205 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,558 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 358 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 26.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 73.1 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 155 | 142 | 133 | 157 | 142 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 8.3 |
Deaths | no. | 153 | 149 | 144 | 158 | 147 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
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