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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 228,681 | 231,230 | 232,401 | 233,185 | 234,221 |
Males | no. | 112,812 | 114,230 | 114,978 | 115,404 | 115,954 |
Females | no. | 115,869 | 117,000 | 117,423 | 117,781 | 118,267 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 921.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 79,453 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 58,592 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 22,480 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,012 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 99.8 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.2 | 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. | 3,051 | 3,005 | 3,141 | 3,169 | 3,155 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Deaths | no. | 1,648 | 1,702 | 1,799 | 1,729 | 1,689 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 |
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