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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 133,552 | 133,887 | 135,033 | 135,831 | 136,414 |
Males | no. | 65,219 | 65,291 | 65,926 | 66,397 | 66,717 |
Females | no. | 68,333 | 68,596 | 69,107 | 69,434 | 69,697 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.1 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.4 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,496.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 22.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 48,872 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 34,908 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 13,213 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,159 | 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. | 1,608 | 1,592 | 1,706 | 1,693 | 1,739 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.0 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 1,012 | 1,056 | 1,131 | 1,073 | 1,068 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
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