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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 15,325 | 15,238 | 15,167 | 15,184 | 14,967 |
Males | no. | 7,568 | 7,512 | 7,502 | 7,513 | 7,398 |
Females | no. | 7,757 | 7,726 | 7,665 | 7,671 | 7,569 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,458.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,353 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,321 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,765 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 500 | 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. | 207 | 197 | 231 | 203 | 209 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 13.3 | 13.9 |
Deaths | no. | 37 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 55 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
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