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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 60,847 | 61,676 | 61,727 | 61,574 | 61,538 |
| Males | no. | 29,779 | 30,188 | 30,174 | 30,147 | 30,150 |
| Females | no. | 31,068 | 31,488 | 31,553 | 31,427 | 31,388 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 14.2 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,921.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 28.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.3 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 21,811 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 16,632 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,848 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,248 | 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. | 511 | 584 | 555 | 576 | 633 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 393 | 430 | 464 | 408 | 411 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
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