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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 118,560 | 118,662 | 118,286 | 118,005 | 117,091 |
Males | no. | 57,608 | 57,755 | 57,569 | 57,500 | 57,130 |
Females | no. | 60,952 | 60,907 | 60,717 | 60,505 | 59,961 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.7 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 17.9 | 17.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,877.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 19.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 41,274 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 31,043 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 12,038 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,934 | 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. | 1,367 | 1,385 | 1,360 | 1,365 | 1,395 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 851 | 879 | 848 | 764 | 876 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
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