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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 78,206 | 80,552 | 81,592 | 82,230 | 82,693 |
| Males | no. | 39,124 | 40,216 | 40,860 | 41,181 | 41,471 |
| Females | no. | 39,082 | 40,336 | 40,732 | 41,049 | 41,222 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 12.2 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 28.0 | 28.6 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 17.5 | 17.3 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 4,017.3 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 28.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 19.2 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 63.0 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 70.7 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 35,660 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 16,777 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,940 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,515 | 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. | 905 | 930 | 985 | 984 | 1,077 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 13.0 |
| Deaths | no. | 619 | 583 | 570 | 612 | 458 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 5.5 |
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