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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 62,251 | 63,001 | 64,129 | 65,330 | 66,425 |
Males | no. | 30,585 | 30,928 | 31,574 | 32,187 | 32,722 |
Females | no. | 31,666 | 32,073 | 32,555 | 33,143 | 33,703 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 20.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 59.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 11.0 | 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 | 44.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 22,690 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 16,569 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,763 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,400 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.2 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 5.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 667 | 659 | 711 | 664 | 689 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 461 | 511 | 458 | 531 | 515 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
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