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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 45,907 | 47,360 | 47,949 | 48,228 | 48,123 |
Males | no. | 22,174 | 22,902 | 23,187 | 23,317 | 23,252 |
Females | no. | 23,733 | 24,458 | 24,762 | 24,911 | 24,871 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 147.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 15.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,420 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,368 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,287 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,282 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 92.9 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 7.1 | 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. | 423 | 439 | 485 | 409 | 451 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
Deaths | no. | 491 | 553 | 572 | 504 | 546 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 11.3 |
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