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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 45,401 | 46,099 | 47,025 | 48,013 | 48,941 |
Males | no. | 22,148 | 22,470 | 23,006 | 23,508 | 23,976 |
Females | no. | 23,253 | 23,629 | 24,019 | 24,505 | 24,965 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.4 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 227.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 16,840 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 12,000 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,087 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,748 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 99.3 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 485 | 481 | 506 | 519 | 523 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
Deaths | no. | 337 | 374 | 358 | 436 | 426 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
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