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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 43,384 | 44,006 | 44,418 | 44,659 | 44,817 |
| Males | no. | 21,045 | 21,366 | 21,591 | 21,790 | 21,900 |
| Females | no. | 22,339 | 22,640 | 22,827 | 22,869 | 22,917 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.9 | 21.7 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 424.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 16,231 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 10,751 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,042 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,523 | 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. | 585 | 550 | 561 | 603 | 513 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 13.5 | 11.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 307 | 332 | 349 | 347 | 318 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
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