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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 108,884 | 108,288 | 107,505 | 107,018 | 106,601 |
Males | no. | 54,407 | 53,821 | 53,471 | 53,160 | 52,950 |
Females | no. | 54,477 | 54,467 | 54,034 | 53,858 | 53,651 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.9 | 20.5 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 19.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.2 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,788.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 49.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 35,258 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 29,348 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 12,992 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,620 | 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. | 1,117 | 1,088 | 1,065 | 1,104 | 1,105 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 399 | 361 | 402 | 427 | 395 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
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