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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 60,031 | 61,795 | 62,869 | 63,126 | 63,805 |
Males | no. | 28,959 | 29,822 | 30,463 | 30,624 | 30,996 |
Females | no. | 31,072 | 31,973 | 32,406 | 32,502 | 32,809 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.9 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,833.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 37.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 27.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 63.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 72.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 21,616 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 15,385 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,099 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,189 | 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. | 810 | 874 | 816 | 819 | 861 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
Deaths | no. | 408 | 375 | 369 | 392 | 361 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
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