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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 35,374 | 36,814 | 38,615 | 40,417 | 42,488 |
Males | no. | 17,448 | 18,108 | 19,041 | 19,919 | 20,911 |
Females | no. | 17,926 | 18,706 | 19,574 | 20,498 | 21,577 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 28.0 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 25.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.3 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 18.2 | 18.2 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 659.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.9 | 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 | 42.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 11,757 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,757 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,728 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,194 | 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. | 607 | 614 | 609 | 674 | 637 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 17.1 | 16.6 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
Deaths | no. | 118 | 157 | 174 | 146 | 175 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
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