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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 191,283 | 193,999 | 195,914 | 198,504 | 200,646 |
Males | no. | 96,086 | 97,343 | 98,239 | 99,558 | 100,551 |
Females | no. | 95,197 | 96,656 | 97,675 | 98,946 | 100,095 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.6 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 7.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 5.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 66,854 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 49,553 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 19,138 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,954 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.1 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 5.9 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 2,391 | 2,319 | 2,454 | 2,406 | 2,440 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.4 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 12.1 |
Deaths | no. | 1,433 | 1,436 | 1,511 | 1,526 | 1,589 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 |
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