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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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Persons | no. | 99,275 | 99,710 | 100,006 | 100,247 | 99,980 |
Males | no. | 48,998 | 49,229 | 49,452 | 49,549 | 49,440 |
Females | no. | 50,277 | 50,481 | 50,554 | 50,698 | 50,540 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.2 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,051.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.7 | 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 | 8.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 43.5 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.8 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 34,765 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 27,869 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,145 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,606 | 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. | 1,185 | 1,182 | 1,118 | 1,174 | 1,143 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
Deaths | no. | 435 | 455 | 442 | 487 | 483 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
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