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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 77,132 | 77,194 | 76,904 | 76,520 | 76,228 |
Males | no. | 37,496 | 37,543 | 37,439 | 37,274 | 37,159 |
Females | no. | 39,636 | 39,651 | 39,465 | 39,246 | 39,069 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.0 | 17.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,176.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 22.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 29,127 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 20,197 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,650 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,837 | 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. | 900 | 843 | 862 | 813 | 858 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
Deaths | no. | 660 | 638 | 664 | 631 | 565 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
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