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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 155,808 | 157,214 | 157,588 | 157,696 | 157,977 |
| Males | no. | 73,884 | 74,706 | 75,038 | 75,266 | 75,537 |
| Females | no. | 81,924 | 82,508 | 82,550 | 82,430 | 82,440 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 14.2 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,639.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 24.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 18.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 61.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 71.1 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 55,124 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 37,578 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 16,537 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,786 | 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. | 1,567 | 1,494 | 1,628 | 1,590 | 1,651 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Deaths | no. | 1,351 | 1,270 | 1,298 | 1,190 | 1,186 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
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