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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 77,736 | 77,480 | 77,366 | 78,239 | 79,077 |
Males | no. | 37,791 | 37,632 | 37,575 | 38,046 | 38,440 |
Females | no. | 39,945 | 39,848 | 39,791 | 40,193 | 40,637 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.1 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 12.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 127.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 7.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 29,140 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 20,688 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,040 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,638 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 29.3 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 70.7 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,023 | 999 | 977 | 902 | 911 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 689 | 718 | 744 | 725 | 664 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.3 |
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