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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 55,892 | 56,390 | 56,737 | 56,789 | 56,865 |
Males | no. | 27,649 | 27,878 | 28,107 | 28,144 | 28,202 |
Females | no. | 28,243 | 28,512 | 28,630 | 28,645 | 28,663 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.1 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 628.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 6.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 60.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 67.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,590 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 14,463 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,801 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 974 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 99.3 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.7 | 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. | 697 | 684 | 734 | 729 | 706 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 405 | 414 | 458 | 392 | 383 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
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