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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 26,742 | 27,248 | 27,945 | 28,485 | 29,007 |
Males | no. | 13,228 | 13,493 | 13,823 | 14,081 | 14,316 |
Females | no. | 13,514 | 13,755 | 14,122 | 14,404 | 14,691 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.4 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 8.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 10,013 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,612 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,475 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 785 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 85.8 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 14.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 253 | 250 | 224 | 233 | 246 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.4 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Deaths | no. | 264 | 268 | 264 | 262 | 268 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
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