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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 46,491 | 47,194 | 47,177 | 47,174 | 47,307 |
Males | no. | 22,710 | 23,050 | 22,990 | 23,016 | 23,096 |
Females | no. | 23,781 | 24,144 | 24,187 | 24,158 | 24,211 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.3 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,877.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 23.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 17,155 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,610 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,981 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,005 | 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. | 576 | 588 | 645 | 604 | 607 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 332 | 378 | 365 | 378 | 335 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
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