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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 87,658 | 89,236 | 89,928 | 90,470 | 91,069 |
Males | no. | 43,572 | 44,363 | 44,753 | 45,056 | 45,404 |
Females | no. | 44,086 | 44,873 | 45,175 | 45,414 | 45,665 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.0 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 19.5 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 17.0 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.0 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 2,265.9 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 36.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 39.1 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 44.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 48.9 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 29,344 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 22,519 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 8,714 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 2,309 | 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. | 1,363 | 1,386 | 1,423 | 1,349 | 1,418 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 15.5 |
Deaths | no. | 578 | 558 | 605 | 499 | 622 |
Crude death rate | rate | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 6.8 |
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