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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 72,954 | 74,088 | 74,633 | 75,177 | 75,522 |
Males | no. | 35,740 | 36,278 | 36,660 | 36,996 | 37,201 |
Females | no. | 37,214 | 37,810 | 37,973 | 38,181 | 38,321 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 17.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,313.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 34.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 37.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 25,052 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 18,999 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,485 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,616 | 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. | 972 | 916 | 985 | 935 | 971 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 601 | 511 | 596 | 534 | 563 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
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