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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 98,039 | 98,640 | 98,833 | 98,609 | 98,219 |
| Males | no. | 48,164 | 48,360 | 48,474 | 48,432 | 48,186 |
| Females | no. | 49,875 | 50,280 | 50,359 | 50,177 | 50,033 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.4 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 12.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,772.6 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 35.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 38.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 50.9 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.3 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 32,006 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 26,852 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 10,849 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,616 | 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. | 971 | 910 | 989 | 938 | 1,010 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 9.9 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| Deaths | no. | 522 | 561 | 564 | 622 | 552 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
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