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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 25,808 | 25,625 | 25,778 | 25,949 | 26,141 |
Males | no. | 12,737 | 12,665 | 12,750 | 12,860 | 12,963 |
Females | no. | 13,071 | 12,960 | 13,028 | 13,089 | 13,178 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 17.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 701.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 38.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,325 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,357 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,878 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,113 | 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. | 353 | 314 | 351 | 307 | 313 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.6 | 12.2 | 13.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 256 | 209 | 257 | 218 | 205 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.9 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
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