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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 62,093 | 62,379 | 62,417 | 62,572 | 62,398 |
Males | no. | 29,777 | 29,996 | 30,059 | 30,213 | 30,188 |
Females | no. | 32,316 | 32,383 | 32,358 | 32,359 | 32,210 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 826.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 23,371 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 16,390 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,179 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,413 | 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. | 594 | 579 | 601 | 622 | 620 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 |
Deaths | no. | 556 | 577 | 560 | 546 | 500 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 |
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