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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 259,693 | 264,799 | 269,855 | 273,077 | 278,098 |
Males | no. | 129,381 | 131,978 | 134,657 | 136,331 | 138,927 |
Females | no. | 130,312 | 132,821 | 135,198 | 136,746 | 139,171 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,160.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.0 | 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 | 42.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 79,764 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 67,622 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 30,054 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,852 | 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. | 4,492 | 4,522 | 4,640 | 4,533 | 4,560 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 16.3 |
Deaths | no. | 1,169 | 1,149 | 1,236 | 1,223 | 1,248 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
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