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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 44,103 | 44,424 | 44,647 | 44,791 | 44,866 |
Males | no. | 21,610 | 21,800 | 21,914 | 22,005 | 22,058 |
Females | no. | 22,493 | 22,624 | 22,733 | 22,786 | 22,808 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 27.8 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 27.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 16.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,374.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 27.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 62.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 17,683 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 9,279 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,378 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,064 | 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. | 534 | 535 | 603 | 600 | 606 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.1 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Deaths | no. | 296 | 258 | 280 | 268 | 266 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.7 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
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