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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 45,303 | 45,242 | 45,078 | 44,755 | 44,401 |
Males | no. | 22,027 | 22,016 | 21,959 | 21,814 | 21,640 |
Females | no. | 23,276 | 23,226 | 23,119 | 22,941 | 22,761 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,076.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 15,944 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,082 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,639 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 895 | 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. | 549 | 524 | 538 | 571 | 536 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.0 |
Deaths | no. | 294 | 277 | 285 | 254 | 272 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
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