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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 364,108 | 377,881 | 392,256 | 407,062 | 419,408 |
Males | no. | 179,822 | 186,355 | 193,445 | 200,818 | 207,304 |
Females | no. | 184,286 | 191,526 | 198,811 | 206,244 | 212,104 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 377.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 8.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.4 | 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 | 138,708 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 97,346 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 31,540 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 12,306 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 95.9 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 4.1 | 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. | 4,187 | 4,266 | 4,340 | 4,432 | 4,637 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 2,561 | 2,496 | 2,683 | 2,736 | 2,864 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
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