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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 393,832 | 399,987 | 404,626 | 407,771 | 409,734 |
Males | no. | 196,038 | 199,163 | 201,456 | 203,073 | 204,070 |
Females | no. | 197,794 | 200,824 | 203,170 | 204,698 | 205,664 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.3 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.1 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 49.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 18.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 139,132 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 104,163 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 38,264 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,319 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 60.3 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 39.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 4,847 | 4,641 | 4,775 | 4,685 | 4,750 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 2,911 | 2,918 | 3,076 | 3,063 | 2,985 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
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