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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 44,344 | 44,738 | 45,099 | 45,761 | 46,401 |
Males | no. | 21,830 | 22,043 | 22,245 | 22,592 | 22,916 |
Females | no. | 22,514 | 22,695 | 22,854 | 23,169 | 23,485 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 20.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 12.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 16,281 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 11,886 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,958 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,465 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 90.2 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 9.8 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 466 | 450 | 461 | 402 | 442 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
Deaths | no. | 393 | 401 | 424 | 424 | 442 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
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