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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 111,931 | 113,992 | 116,256 | 118,763 | 121,326 |
Males | no. | 55,872 | 56,914 | 58,072 | 59,357 | 60,650 |
Females | no. | 56,059 | 57,078 | 58,184 | 59,406 | 60,676 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 10.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 14.4 | 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 | 41.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.1 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 41,107 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 31,258 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,731 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,770 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 1.3 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 94.9 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 3.7 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 1,300 | 1,262 | 1,258 | 1,291 | 1,327 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
Deaths | no. | 778 | 757 | 814 | 815 | 855 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
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