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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 44,236 | 44,714 | 45,463 | 45,754 | 45,859 |
| Males | no. | 21,592 | 21,841 | 22,212 | 22,425 | 22,507 |
| Females | no. | 22,644 | 22,873 | 23,251 | 23,329 | 23,352 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.0 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.3 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 10.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,018.5 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 16,648 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 11,722 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,505 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,168 | 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. | 587 | 598 | 665 | 629 | 590 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 13.2 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 358 | 361 | 409 | 398 | 401 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
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