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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 164,688 | 166,954 | 168,560 | 170,649 | 172,889 |
Males | no. | 81,133 | 82,243 | 83,065 | 84,086 | 85,172 |
Females | no. | 83,555 | 84,711 | 85,495 | 86,563 | 87,717 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 11.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 58,884 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 42,508 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 16,283 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,968 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 96.7 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 3.3 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,893 | 1,837 | 2,054 | 1,929 | 2,016 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.4 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
Deaths | no. | 1,316 | 1,270 | 1,381 | 1,289 | 1,300 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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