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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 13,160 | 13,578 | 13,811 | 14,428 | 14,572 |
Males | no. | 6,498 | 6,753 | 6,854 | 7,186 | 7,274 |
Females | no. | 6,662 | 6,825 | 6,957 | 7,242 | 7,298 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 28.4 | 28.8 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 29.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,837.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 12.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 65.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 5,575 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 2,729 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 783 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 215 | 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. | 136 | 147 | 152 | 119 | 166 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 11.3 |
Deaths | no. | 83 | 68 | 56 | 60 | 73 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.0 |
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