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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 213,607 | 216,417 | 218,917 | 221,482 | 223,526 |
Males | no. | 105,280 | 106,660 | 107,993 | 109,235 | 110,276 |
Females | no. | 108,327 | 109,757 | 110,924 | 112,247 | 113,250 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.1 | 19.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.4 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 22.1 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 10.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.0 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 79,602 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 56,010 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 18,521 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,211 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 22.6 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 75.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 1.5 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 2,292 | 2,343 | 2,349 | 2,280 | 2,269 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 |
Deaths | no. | 1,662 | 1,737 | 1,843 | 1,892 | 1,893 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
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