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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 33,003 | 33,388 | 33,577 | 33,716 | 33,894 |
| Males | no. | 15,708 | 16,029 | 16,089 | 16,213 | 16,329 |
| Females | no. | 17,295 | 17,359 | 17,488 | 17,503 | 17,565 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 18.9 | 18.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,438.4 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 17.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 63.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 13,102 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 7,137 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,625 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 574 | 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. | 358 | 312 | 347 | 350 | 390 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.8 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 11.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 282 | 249 | 234 | 183 | 169 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
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