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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 134,771 | 136,175 | 136,874 | 137,555 | 138,430 |
Males | no. | 66,584 | 67,259 | 67,738 | 68,092 | 68,517 |
Females | no. | 68,187 | 68,916 | 69,136 | 69,463 | 69,913 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.9 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.7 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 927.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 46,710 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 34,883 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 13,397 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,451 | 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. | 1,817 | 1,791 | 1,844 | 1,874 | 1,888 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
Deaths | no. | 997 | 1,054 | 1,082 | 1,084 | 1,074 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
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