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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 27,090 | 27,374 | 27,594 | 27,831 | 28,070 |
Males | no. | 13,495 | 13,609 | 13,724 | 13,842 | 13,952 |
Females | no. | 13,595 | 13,765 | 13,870 | 13,989 | 14,118 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.1 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.7 | 21.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 8.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 9.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 6.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 9,834 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 7,216 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,310 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,055 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 56.2 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 309 | 285 | 294 | 286 | 320 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 223 | 262 | 243 | 281 | 235 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 |
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