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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 221,478 | 222,767 | 223,456 | 223,972 | 224,461 |
Males | no. | 106,912 | 107,469 | 108,050 | 108,434 | 108,897 |
Females | no. | 114,566 | 115,298 | 115,406 | 115,538 | 115,564 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.8 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.8 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 11.4 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 676.8 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 23.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 18.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 52.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 65.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 86,953 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 55,168 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 19,665 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 4,801 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 98.1 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 1.9 | 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. | 2,211 | 2,206 | 2,235 | 2,228 | 2,211 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
Deaths | no. | 2,281 | 2,194 | 2,230 | 2,147 | 2,061 |
Crude death rate | rate | 10.2 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
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