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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 157,497 | 159,503 | 161,232 | 162,637 | 164,134 |
Males | no. | 76,801 | 77,633 | 78,661 | 79,281 | 80,025 |
Females | no. | 80,696 | 81,870 | 82,571 | 83,356 | 84,109 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 424.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 16.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 57,846 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 40,968 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 14,931 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,828 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 97.7 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 2.3 | 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. | 1,834 | 1,900 | 1,990 | 1,945 | 2,027 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
Deaths | no. | 1,251 | 1,307 | 1,389 | 1,375 | 1,308 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
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