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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 51,011 | 51,804 | 52,288 | 52,654 | 52,970 |
| Males | no. | 25,016 | 25,434 | 25,699 | 25,957 | 26,150 |
| Females | no. | 25,995 | 26,370 | 26,589 | 26,697 | 26,820 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.6 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 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 | 26.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 18,684 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 12,809 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,946 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,653 | 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. | 637 | 611 | 646 | 693 | 597 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 11.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 339 | 361 | 382 | 381 | 347 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 |
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