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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 59,517 | 59,279 | 58,594 | 57,925 | 57,628 |
Males | no. | 29,445 | 29,315 | 28,949 | 28,636 | 28,489 |
Females | no. | 30,072 | 29,964 | 29,645 | 29,289 | 29,139 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 16.9 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,069.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 36.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 18,763 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 16,067 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,634 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,006 | 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. | 490 | 486 | 498 | 461 | 519 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 9.0 |
Deaths | no. | 301 | 322 | 343 | 291 | 343 |
Crude death rate | rate | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
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