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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 166,077 | 167,507 | 169,608 | 171,482 | 173,603 |
Males | no. | 82,819 | 83,401 | 84,513 | 85,468 | 86,573 |
Females | no. | 83,258 | 84,106 | 85,095 | 86,014 | 87,030 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.5 | 24.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.8 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 689.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 36.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 55,108 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 44,227 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 18,208 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,222 | 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. | 2,485 | 2,569 | 2,633 | 2,593 | 2,671 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
Deaths | no. | 588 | 631 | 657 | 638 | 672 |
Crude death rate | rate | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
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