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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 324,305 | 326,133 | 327,746 | 329,401 | 330,214 |
Males | no. | 157,741 | 158,709 | 159,694 | 160,599 | 161,140 |
Females | no. | 166,564 | 167,424 | 168,052 | 168,802 | 169,074 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.1 | 18.8 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 18.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.1 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
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 | 498.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 21.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 7.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 45.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 54.2 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 123,098 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 87,058 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 31,564 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,884 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 95.4 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 4.6 | 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. | 3,614 | 3,426 | 3,575 | 3,511 | 3,422 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
Deaths | no. | 2,375 | 2,482 | 2,414 | 2,501 | 2,361 |
Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
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