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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 276,723 | 280,509 | 284,160 | 287,749 | 291,433 |
Males | no. | 136,516 | 138,368 | 140,210 | 142,018 | 143,802 |
Females | no. | 140,207 | 142,141 | 143,950 | 145,731 | 147,631 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.4 | 20.9 | 20.5 | 20.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.3 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 11.4 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 4.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 8.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 2.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 51.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 102,637 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 74,476 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 24,410 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 9,738 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 70.5 | na | na | na |
Outer regional | % | na | 29.4 | na | na | na |
Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Very remote | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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Births | no. | 2,857 | 2,797 | 2,752 | 2,646 | 2,836 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
Deaths | no. | 2,429 | 2,535 | 2,582 | 2,674 | 2,637 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 |
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