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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 38,018 | 38,665 | 38,790 | 38,841 | 38,926 |
| Males | no. | 18,579 | 19,093 | 19,133 | 19,168 | 19,235 |
| Females | no. | 19,439 | 19,572 | 19,657 | 19,673 | 19,691 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.8 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.5 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 18.8 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,682.7 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 9.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 65.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.0 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 14,153 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 9,246 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,282 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 587 | 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. | 537 | 530 | 563 | 566 | 561 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 246 | 234 | 259 | 253 | 232 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
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