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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 170,163 | 171,994 | 173,207 | 174,390 | 175,154 |
Males | no. | 84,392 | 85,342 | 85,987 | 86,626 | 87,088 |
Females | no. | 85,771 | 86,652 | 87,220 | 87,764 | 88,066 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,283.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 35.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 53,397 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 43,274 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 17,898 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,982 | 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. | 2,635 | 2,547 | 2,672 | 2,779 | 2,633 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.4 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.0 |
Deaths | no. | 1,206 | 1,168 | 1,183 | 1,094 | 1,183 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 |
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