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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 289,901 | 294,088 | 299,110 | 305,698 | 310,219 |
Males | no. | 149,145 | 151,458 | 154,323 | 157,589 | 160,171 |
Females | no. | 140,756 | 142,630 | 144,787 | 148,109 | 150,048 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 24.6 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 25.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.3 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,089.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | 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 | 28.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 59.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.3 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 113,227 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 62,152 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 16,621 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,153 | 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. | 3,637 | 3,536 | 3,687 | 3,810 | 3,898 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 1,851 | 1,820 | 1,745 | 1,771 | 1,771 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
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