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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 16,291 | 16,954 | 17,829 | 19,083 | 20,175 |
Males | no. | 8,296 | 8,628 | 9,034 | 9,676 | 10,196 |
Females | no. | 7,995 | 8,326 | 8,795 | 9,407 | 9,979 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.5 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 20.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.5 | 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 | 5,189 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 4,280 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,031 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 425 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 212 | 222 | 272 | 238 | 287 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.2 | 12.4 | 14.2 |
Deaths | no. | 81 | 75 | 66 | 86 | 97 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
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