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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 88,968 | 90,449 | 91,545 | 92,960 | 94,427 |
Males | no. | 43,230 | 43,942 | 44,511 | 45,184 | 45,875 |
Females | no. | 45,738 | 46,507 | 47,034 | 47,776 | 48,552 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 21.7 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.6 | 20.3 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 31.5 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 1.0 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 5.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 1.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 42.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 52.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 32,286 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 22,868 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,524 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,050 | na | na | na |
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Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
Inner regional | % | na | 100.0 | 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. | 1,084 | 1,047 | 1,119 | 1,101 | 1,100 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 12.1 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Deaths | no. | 726 | 703 | 728 | 722 | 725 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
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