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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 36,982 | 37,672 | 38,264 | 38,907 | 39,925 |
Males | no. | 18,416 | 18,766 | 19,093 | 19,424 | 19,955 |
Females | no. | 18,566 | 18,906 | 19,171 | 19,483 | 19,970 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 23.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 22.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 12,014 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,670 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,468 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 833 | 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. | 452 | 407 | 495 | 432 | 510 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 10.8 | 12.9 | 11.1 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 183 | 187 | 218 | 192 | 196 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
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