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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 128,660 | 132,387 | 135,329 | 137,299 | 138,500 |
Males | no. | 62,775 | 64,555 | 66,132 | 67,127 | 67,750 |
Females | no. | 65,885 | 67,832 | 69,197 | 70,172 | 70,750 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.3 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 191.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 48.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 58.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 47,138 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 34,624 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 12,242 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,533 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 87.5 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 12.5 | 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. | 1,427 | 1,416 | 1,526 | 1,417 | 1,557 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 11.2 |
Deaths | no. | 1,054 | 1,150 | 1,224 | 1,175 | 1,226 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
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