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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 306,809 | 309,486 | 309,880 | 309,867 | 309,942 |
Males | no. | 152,707 | 154,069 | 154,411 | 154,628 | 154,845 |
Females | no. | 154,102 | 155,417 | 155,469 | 155,239 | 155,097 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,812.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 40.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 96,852 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 76,936 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 31,901 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,449 | 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. | 5,063 | 4,796 | 4,878 | 4,877 | 4,771 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 16.5 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
Deaths | no. | 2,045 | 1,961 | 2,006 | 1,895 | 2,008 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
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