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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 179,576 | 185,359 | 192,094 | 200,366 | 207,553 |
Males | no. | 87,666 | 90,328 | 93,628 | 97,777 | 101,451 |
Females | no. | 91,910 | 95,031 | 98,466 | 102,589 | 106,102 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.6 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 18.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 453.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 69,157 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 49,456 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 15,431 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,661 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 1,921 | 1,996 | 2,129 | 2,175 | 2,242 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Deaths | no. | 1,386 | 1,423 | 1,564 | 1,574 | 1,602 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
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