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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 127,394 | 127,889 | 127,481 | 127,167 | 127,269 |
Males | no. | 62,061 | 62,102 | 61,917 | 61,683 | 61,774 |
Females | no. | 65,333 | 65,787 | 65,564 | 65,484 | 65,495 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.4 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 19.1 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.7 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,386.6 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 47,496 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 31,870 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 10,332 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,316 | 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. | 1,675 | 1,705 | 1,720 | 1,774 | 1,861 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.9 | 14.6 |
Deaths | no. | 1,064 | 1,028 | 1,100 | 1,076 | 992 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 |
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