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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 266,171 | 269,597 | 271,833 | 273,234 | 273,870 |
Males | no. | 133,009 | 134,762 | 135,886 | 136,639 | 136,980 |
Females | no. | 133,162 | 134,835 | 135,947 | 136,595 | 136,890 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.0 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 251.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 92,736 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 69,767 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 26,568 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,412 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 89.4 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 10.6 | 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. | 3,478 | 3,324 | 3,431 | 3,337 | 3,408 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.4 |
Deaths | no. | 1,837 | 1,866 | 1,821 | 1,927 | 1,842 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
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