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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 17,028 | 17,012 | 16,929 | 16,953 | 16,918 |
Males | no. | 7,970 | 7,984 | 7,985 | 7,975 | 7,967 |
Females | no. | 9,058 | 9,028 | 8,944 | 8,978 | 8,951 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,347.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 6,847 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,996 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,416 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 349 | 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. | 153 | 180 | 182 | 178 | 186 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 173 | 160 | 213 | 195 | 157 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.1 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 9.2 |
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