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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 122,119 | 123,105 | 123,013 | 122,621 | 122,658 |
| Males | no. | 58,977 | 59,475 | 59,463 | 59,410 | 59,564 |
| Females | no. | 63,142 | 63,630 | 63,550 | 63,211 | 63,094 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.9 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.3 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,178.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 30.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 24.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 56.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 64.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 46,826 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 30,578 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 11,890 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,431 | 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. | 1,501 | 1,434 | 1,593 | 1,565 | 1,571 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 12.2 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Deaths | no. | 986 | 1,019 | 1,070 | 994 | 938 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 |
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