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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 51,287 | 52,463 | 53,200 | 53,737 | 54,906 |
| Males | no. | 25,158 | 25,679 | 26,096 | 26,380 | 27,003 |
| Females | no. | 26,129 | 26,784 | 27,104 | 27,357 | 27,903 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.4 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 10.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,537.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 34.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 53.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 59.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 17,447 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 13,410 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 5,416 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 972 | 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. | 678 | 631 | 636 | 661 | 654 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 338 | 365 | 393 | 357 | 381 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
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