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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 41,080 | 41,366 | 41,215 | 41,019 | 40,974 |
| Males | no. | 20,125 | 20,275 | 20,212 | 20,106 | 20,105 |
| Females | no. | 20,955 | 21,091 | 21,003 | 20,913 | 20,869 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 16.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 23.3 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,856.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 34.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 16,509 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 9,285 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,730 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 840 | 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. | 486 | 525 | 513 | 577 | 541 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 14.0 | 13.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 272 | 267 | 287 | 270 | 249 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
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