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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 21,269 | 21,312 | 21,283 | 21,253 | 21,258 |
Males | no. | 10,675 | 10,718 | 10,709 | 10,662 | 10,674 |
Females | no. | 10,594 | 10,594 | 10,574 | 10,591 | 10,584 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 19.9 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 383.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 7,484 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,224 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,826 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 741 | 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. | 252 | 276 | 261 | 237 | 222 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 10.4 |
Deaths | no. | 175 | 210 | 206 | 193 | 219 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 10.3 |
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