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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 11,439 | 11,704 | 11,895 | 12,178 | 12,417 |
Males | no. | 5,891 | 6,025 | 6,149 | 6,249 | 6,345 |
Females | no. | 5,548 | 5,679 | 5,746 | 5,929 | 6,072 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 24.7 | 24.3 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 22.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.8 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 13.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 3,561 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 3,080 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,319 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 234 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 14.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 86.0 | 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. | 129 | 133 | 147 | 133 | 132 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 10.9 | 10.6 |
Deaths | no. | 28 | 32 | 47 | 49 | 29 |
Crude death rate | rate | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
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