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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 157,792 | 159,510 | 160,695 | 162,199 | 163,992 |
Males | no. | 77,805 | 78,515 | 79,151 | 79,855 | 80,790 |
Females | no. | 79,987 | 80,995 | 81,544 | 82,344 | 83,202 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.1 | 20.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 15.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 12.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 4.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 57,092 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 40,877 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 15,276 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,763 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 97.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,789 | 1,774 | 1,847 | 1,888 | 1,890 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.5 |
Deaths | no. | 1,252 | 1,312 | 1,327 | 1,360 | 1,309 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
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