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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 241,035 | 241,466 | 241,556 | 241,446 | 241,199 |
Males | no. | 117,777 | 117,905 | 118,069 | 117,970 | 118,019 |
Females | no. | 123,258 | 123,561 | 123,487 | 123,476 | 123,180 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,162.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 35.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.7 | 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 | 68.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 88,390 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 53,542 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 17,434 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,581 | 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. | 2,869 | 2,819 | 2,849 | 2,980 | 2,994 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 1,717 | 1,550 | 1,610 | 1,496 | 1,571 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
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