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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 106,626 | 107,655 | 108,212 | 108,684 | 108,702 |
| Males | no. | 51,198 | 51,510 | 51,853 | 52,157 | 52,218 |
| Females | no. | 55,428 | 56,145 | 56,359 | 56,527 | 56,484 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 19.3 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.7 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.1 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 1,272.8 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.1 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 31.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 15.7 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 64.3 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 73.5 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 32,832 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 27,393 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 13,255 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 1,533 | 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. | 845 | 849 | 890 | 842 | 820 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| Deaths | no. | 743 | 691 | 724 | 741 | 750 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
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