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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 245,954 | 246,551 | 245,767 | 245,172 | 244,360 |
Males | no. | 119,669 | 119,857 | 119,486 | 119,183 | 118,904 |
Females | no. | 126,285 | 126,694 | 126,281 | 125,989 | 125,456 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 16.9 | 16.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,112.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 26.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 28.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 57.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 88,770 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 62,913 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 22,370 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,250 | 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. | 3,042 | 3,090 | 3,080 | 3,139 | 3,256 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.3 |
Deaths | no. | 1,915 | 1,907 | 1,948 | 1,840 | 1,868 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
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