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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 42,322 | 42,653 | 42,763 | 42,772 | 42,882 |
Males | no. | 19,936 | 20,097 | 20,192 | 20,221 | 20,286 |
Females | no. | 22,386 | 22,556 | 22,571 | 22,551 | 22,596 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,559.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 16,429 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 10,917 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,145 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 820 | 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. | 352 | 349 | 345 | 375 | 335 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
Deaths | no. | 483 | 383 | 408 | 419 | 372 |
Crude death rate | rate | 11.4 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.6 |
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