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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 410,118 | 416,792 | 422,614 | 430,011 | 438,811 |
Males | no. | 202,714 | 205,374 | 208,381 | 212,227 | 216,865 |
Females | no. | 207,404 | 211,418 | 214,233 | 217,784 | 221,946 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 10.1 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 494.2 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.2 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 33.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 14.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 47.6 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 55.5 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 146,597 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 108,323 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 43,464 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,559 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 98.6 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 1.4 | 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. | 5,281 | 5,236 | 5,097 | 5,296 | 5,543 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.6 |
Deaths | no. | 2,019 | 1,972 | 2,066 | 2,055 | 2,055 |
Crude death rate | rate | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
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