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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 149,525 | 150,154 | 150,489 | 150,483 | 149,672 |
Males | no. | 74,022 | 74,319 | 74,613 | 74,789 | 74,521 |
Females | no. | 75,503 | 75,835 | 75,876 | 75,694 | 75,151 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 26.4 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 24.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 480.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 25.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 45,195 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 38,132 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 16,824 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,077 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 99.8 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 0.2 | 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. | 2,350 | 2,273 | 2,254 | 2,370 | 2,227 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.7 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
Deaths | no. | 657 | 582 | 606 | 571 | 630 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
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