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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 87,810 | 88,808 | 89,078 | 89,221 | 89,056 |
Males | no. | 41,758 | 42,262 | 42,368 | 42,567 | 42,590 |
Females | no. | 46,052 | 46,546 | 46,710 | 46,654 | 46,466 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 18.5 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.8 | 18.9 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.7 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,414.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 11.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 57.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 69.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 31,911 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 22,911 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,527 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,838 | 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. | 943 | 980 | 1,022 | 1,060 | 1,051 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
Deaths | no. | 801 | 788 | 771 | 790 | 820 |
Crude death rate | rate | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 |
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