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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 98,766 | 100,010 | 100,793 | 101,079 | 101,087 |
Males | no. | 48,617 | 49,148 | 49,579 | 49,739 | 49,758 |
Females | no. | 50,149 | 50,862 | 51,214 | 51,340 | 51,329 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.2 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 683.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 17.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 10.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 61.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 36,139 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 26,179 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,241 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,998 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 97.2 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 2.8 | 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. | 1,262 | 1,268 | 1,253 | 1,214 | 1,236 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
Deaths | no. | 597 | 549 | 690 | 665 | 668 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
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