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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 315,999 | 319,559 | 323,382 | 327,304 | 331,929 |
Males | no. | 156,600 | 158,195 | 160,340 | 162,320 | 164,848 |
Females | no. | 159,399 | 161,364 | 163,042 | 164,984 | 167,081 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 18.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 191.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 2.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 13.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 114,867 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 80,851 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 29,737 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,467 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 96.8 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 3.2 | 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. | 4,235 | 3,982 | 3,930 | 4,151 | 4,255 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.4 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.8 |
Deaths | no. | 1,955 | 2,004 | 2,084 | 2,063 | 2,041 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
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