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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 14,347 | 14,232 | 14,209 | 14,170 | 14,044 |
Males | no. | 7,177 | 7,118 | 7,116 | 7,102 | 7,038 |
Females | no. | 7,170 | 7,114 | 7,093 | 7,068 | 7,006 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.4 | 23.8 | 23.2 | 22.9 | 22.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.5 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 416.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 43.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,987 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,861 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,463 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 659 | 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. | 179 | 183 | 164 | 168 | 154 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 62 | 58 | 49 | 56 | 38 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
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