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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,658 | 11,808 | 12,002 | 12,153 | 12,321 |
Males | no. | 5,804 | 5,872 | 5,962 | 6,046 | 6,144 |
Females | no. | 5,854 | 5,936 | 6,040 | 6,107 | 6,177 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 5.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 4,105 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,052 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,181 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 316 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 83.3 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 16.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 156 | 155 | 165 | 158 | 177 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 14.3 |
Deaths | no. | 111 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 127 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 10.3 |
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