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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 25,961 | 26,159 | 26,289 | 26,612 | 26,834 |
Males | no. | 12,891 | 12,992 | 13,089 | 13,261 | 13,376 |
Females | no. | 13,070 | 13,167 | 13,200 | 13,351 | 13,458 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 20.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.1 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 8.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,195 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 6,752 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,605 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 548 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 88.1 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 11.9 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 299 | 270 | 273 | 310 | 294 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.5 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 228 | 223 | 227 | 252 | 223 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 |
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