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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 239,767 | 245,274 | 249,838 | 254,685 | 258,977 |
Males | no. | 119,028 | 121,918 | 124,231 | 126,659 | 128,984 |
Females | no. | 120,739 | 123,356 | 125,607 | 128,026 | 129,993 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 27.0 | 27.5 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 27.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,020.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 23.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 61.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 103,382 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 49,990 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,570 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,747 | 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. | 2,632 | 2,691 | 2,790 | 2,838 | 2,994 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 1,575 | 1,508 | 1,483 | 1,481 | 1,262 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
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