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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 89,316 | 89,173 | 89,570 | 90,077 | 90,555 |
| Males | no. | 43,627 | 43,450 | 43,714 | 43,972 | 44,210 |
| Females | no. | 45,689 | 45,723 | 45,856 | 46,105 | 46,345 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.6 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 15.4 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,323.2 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 27.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 46.5 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 53.4 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 32,224 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 23,186 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,708 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,991 | 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. | 1,021 | 994 | 1,041 | 1,064 | 1,149 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.6 |
| Deaths | no. | 654 | 695 | 722 | 675 | 667 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
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