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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 124,672 | 125,223 | 125,625 | 125,905 | 126,188 |
Males | no. | 61,791 | 61,992 | 62,221 | 62,405 | 62,693 |
Females | no. | 62,881 | 63,231 | 63,404 | 63,500 | 63,495 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.8 | 19.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,469.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.3 | 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 | 57.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 63.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 44,500 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 28,322 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,378 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,563 | 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. | 1,507 | 1,474 | 1,453 | 1,556 | 1,488 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 11.7 |
Deaths | no. | 898 | 785 | 834 | 740 | 809 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.4 |
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