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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 75,628 | 75,911 | 75,836 | 75,447 | 75,351 |
Males | no. | 36,267 | 36,425 | 36,473 | 36,394 | 36,468 |
Females | no. | 39,361 | 39,486 | 39,363 | 39,053 | 38,883 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.2 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,401.7 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | 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 | 26.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 58.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 66.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 29,671 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 17,968 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 6,909 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,426 | 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. | 925 | 846 | 948 | 961 | 964 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 11.1 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.7 |
Deaths | no. | 654 | 641 | 705 | 616 | 603 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
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