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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 27,550 | 28,041 | 28,390 | 28,854 | 29,512 |
Males | no. | 13,488 | 13,689 | 13,894 | 14,091 | 14,386 |
Females | no. | 14,062 | 14,352 | 14,496 | 14,763 | 15,126 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.7 | 23.4 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 22.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 18.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,701 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,273 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,866 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 803 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 320 | 305 | 317 | 356 | 366 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 226 | 187 | 213 | 230 | 228 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
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