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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 62,530 | 62,335 | 62,582 | 63,389 | 64,072 |
Males | no. | 30,228 | 30,132 | 30,316 | 30,705 | 31,063 |
Females | no. | 32,302 | 32,203 | 32,266 | 32,684 | 33,009 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 45.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 24,099 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 15,811 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,213 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,358 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 96.2 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 3.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 720 | 903 | 802 | 772 | 806 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.5 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 612 | 626 | 572 | 594 | 573 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.7 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
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