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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 101,736 | 101,972 | 102,658 | 103,485 | 103,727 |
Males | no. | 50,025 | 50,235 | 50,616 | 51,069 | 51,289 |
Females | no. | 51,711 | 51,737 | 52,042 | 52,416 | 52,438 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.3 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,132.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.4 | 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 | 20.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 46.7 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 40,877 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 26,038 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 7,817 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,853 | 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. | 1,273 | 1,204 | 1,273 | 1,292 | 1,240 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.5 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.9 |
Deaths | no. | 1,014 | 931 | 1,028 | 1,030 | 1,009 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
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