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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Persons | no. | 160,839 | 162,856 | 164,087 | 165,929 | 168,320 |
Males | no. | 78,661 | 79,677 | 80,400 | 81,433 | 82,864 |
Females | no. | 82,178 | 83,179 | 83,687 | 84,496 | 85,456 |
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Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 16.5 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.2 | 16.1 |
Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 |
Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.7 |
Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 3,429.3 |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population | % | na | 39.9 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 41.8 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 54.7 | na | na | na |
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Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 62.6 | na | na | na |
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Households | no. | na | 55,600 | na | na | na |
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Total families | no. | na | 39,683 | na | na | na |
Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 15,241 | na | na | na |
One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 3,188 | 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. | 1,921 | 1,879 | 2,015 | 1,958 | 1,956 |
Crude birth rate | rate | 11.9 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Deaths | no. | 1,387 | 1,302 | 1,316 | 1,239 | 1,204 |
Crude death rate | rate | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
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