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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 22,693 | 22,622 | 22,533 | 22,674 | 22,530 |
Males | no. | 10,870 | 10,879 | 10,836 | 10,983 | 10,930 |
Females | no. | 11,823 | 11,743 | 11,697 | 11,691 | 11,600 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,764.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 8,881 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 5,762 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,113 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 521 | 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. | 250 | 241 | 256 | 272 | 258 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 246 | 239 | 232 | 224 | 204 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
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