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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 62,359 | 67,713 | 73,880 | 80,417 | 84,539 |
Males | no. | 30,778 | 33,387 | 36,552 | 39,866 | 41,986 |
Females | no. | 31,581 | 34,326 | 37,328 | 40,551 | 42,553 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 27.4 | 27.4 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 26.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 18.4 | 17.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,015.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 20,955 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 17,884 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,174 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,601 | 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. | 1,171 | 1,235 | 1,277 | 1,375 | 1,504 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 18.7 | 18.2 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.7 |
Deaths | no. | 232 | 256 | 225 | 262 | 296 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
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