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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 41,770 | 42,186 | 42,078 | 42,145 | 42,059 |
| Males | no. | 20,837 | 21,046 | 20,993 | 21,066 | 21,024 |
| Females | no. | 20,933 | 21,140 | 21,085 | 21,079 | 21,035 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 17.7 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,962.1 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 39.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 14,699 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 10,428 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,518 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 873 | 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. | 568 | 479 | 561 | 556 | 494 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.5 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 11.7 |
| Deaths | no. | 327 | 292 | 345 | 308 | 315 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
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