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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 97,686 | 98,646 | 99,020 | 99,795 | 100,560 |
Males | no. | 47,576 | 47,878 | 48,116 | 48,610 | 49,071 |
Females | no. | 50,110 | 50,768 | 50,904 | 51,185 | 51,489 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,692.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 36.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 27.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 50.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 39,695 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 24,882 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,665 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,149 | 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. | 1,300 | 1,242 | 1,190 | 1,285 | 1,301 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Deaths | no. | 626 | 615 | 606 | 620 | 629 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
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