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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 112,506 | 114,008 | 115,519 | 116,937 | 118,716 |
Males | no. | 54,944 | 55,651 | 56,480 | 57,193 | 58,070 |
Females | no. | 57,562 | 58,357 | 59,039 | 59,744 | 60,646 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 918.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 49.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 40,884 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 29,954 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,378 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,031 | 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. | 1,507 | 1,457 | 1,471 | 1,487 | 1,495 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
Deaths | no. | 778 | 795 | 838 | 777 | 740 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
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