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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 158,674 | 160,760 | 162,031 | 162,419 | 162,587 |
Males | no. | 77,112 | 78,089 | 78,847 | 78,934 | 79,017 |
Females | no. | 81,562 | 82,671 | 83,184 | 83,485 | 83,570 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 173.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 56.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 57,924 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 42,047 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 15,285 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,733 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 94.8 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 5.2 | 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. | 1,950 | 1,841 | 1,876 | 1,797 | 1,942 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 1,404 | 1,400 | 1,505 | 1,568 | 1,551 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
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