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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 59,043 | 58,924 | 59,035 | 59,187 | 59,755 |
Males | no. | 28,945 | 28,884 | 28,940 | 29,061 | 29,389 |
Females | no. | 30,098 | 30,040 | 30,095 | 30,126 | 30,366 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 316.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 20,827 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,501 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,185 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,047 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 774 | 815 | 752 | 763 | 793 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.2 |
Deaths | no. | 497 | 477 | 459 | 475 | 469 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 |
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