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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 421,774 | 424,119 | 422,842 | 420,981 | 419,569 |
Males | no. | 205,935 | 206,971 | 206,362 | 205,658 | 204,979 |
Females | no. | 215,839 | 217,148 | 216,480 | 215,323 | 214,590 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.6 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.9 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,621.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 32.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 29.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 51.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 60.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 144,724 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 112,146 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 43,367 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,012 | 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. | 4,534 | 4,401 | 4,600 | 4,547 | 4,635 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
Deaths | no. | 2,713 | 2,782 | 2,903 | 2,807 | 2,777 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
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