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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 25,650 | 25,799 | 25,851 | 25,884 | 25,937 |
Males | no. | 12,536 | 12,647 | 12,683 | 12,727 | 12,773 |
Females | no. | 13,114 | 13,152 | 13,168 | 13,157 | 13,164 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,842.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.5 | 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 | 10,178 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,430 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,175 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 887 | 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. | 342 | 351 | 346 | 351 | 355 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Deaths | no. | 231 | 263 | 232 | 227 | 242 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.0 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 9.3 |
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