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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 98,177 | 99,151 | 99,306 | 99,436 | 99,506 |
Males | no. | 47,685 | 48,096 | 48,250 | 48,383 | 48,473 |
Females | no. | 50,492 | 51,055 | 51,056 | 51,053 | 51,033 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.6 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,462.0 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 35.3 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 32.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.4 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 35,308 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 24,714 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,723 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,801 | 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. | 1,309 | 1,201 | 1,253 | 1,219 | 1,210 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 13.3 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 12.1 |
Deaths | no. | 769 | 693 | 692 | 719 | 668 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
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