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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 12,643 | 12,811 | 12,852 | 12,844 | 12,787 |
Males | no. | 6,347 | 6,463 | 6,469 | 6,460 | 6,411 |
Females | no. | 6,296 | 6,348 | 6,383 | 6,384 | 6,376 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,298 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,493 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,353 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 304 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 78.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 21.1 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 114 | 128 | 148 | 133 | 142 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.0 | 9.9 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 11.1 |
Deaths | no. | 93 | 87 | 65 | 68 | 86 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.7 |
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