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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 82,107 | 83,474 | 85,096 | 87,317 | 89,908 |
Males | no. | 41,269 | 41,898 | 42,715 | 43,860 | 45,176 |
Females | no. | 40,838 | 41,576 | 42,381 | 43,457 | 44,732 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.6 | 22.3 | 21.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 703.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 40.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 27,911 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 22,022 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,951 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,596 | 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. | 1,251 | 1,225 | 1,167 | 1,281 | 1,308 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.2 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Deaths | no. | 318 | 375 | 334 | 357 | 365 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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