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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 291,044 | 295,796 | 298,092 | 300,464 | 304,530 |
Males | no. | 146,199 | 148,910 | 150,094 | 151,458 | 153,801 |
Females | no. | 144,845 | 146,886 | 147,998 | 149,006 | 150,729 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,282.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 39.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 94,334 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 71,599 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 29,777 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,115 | 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. | 4,615 | 4,509 | 4,727 | 4,616 | 4,721 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.8 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 15.5 |
Deaths | no. | 2,022 | 1,894 | 2,071 | 1,792 | 1,958 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
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